| 单词 | lot jumper |
| 释义 | > as lemmaslot jumper lot jumper n. U.S. (now historical) a person who takes summary possession of a plot of land, usually on the grounds that it has been abandoned or forfeited by its former occupant; cf. jump v. 9b, claim-jumper n. at claim n. Compounds 2. ΘΚΠ the mind > possession > taking > taking possession > [noun] > of land > summary > one who claim-jumper1839 jumper1855 lot jumper1868 1868 Cheyenne (Wyoming) Leader 27 Mar. 1/2 The Star, that mouthpiece of the lawless element of our community, lot-jumpers, political sore-heads, mob spirits and kindred personages. 1931 G. F. Willison Here they dug Gold 241 Counterfeiters, lot-jumpers, mine-jumpers,..and ruffians in general. 2012 P. L. Johnson McLaurys in Tombstone, Arizona xvi. 119 The empty lots were an open invitation for lot jumpers to move in and squat valuable town lots in the commercial district. < as lemmas |
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