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Entry 1 sense Webster, 1913

Mosstrooper

· Moss·troop·er · IPA
01 n. One of a class of marauders or bandits that formerly infested the border country between England and Scotland; -- so called in allusion to …
  1. 1.
    One of a class of marauders or bandits that formerly infested the border country between England and Scotland; -- so called in allusion to the mossy or boggy character of much of the border country.