A gentleman brigand of the Scottish border; a border-rider.
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释义 | the mind > possession > taking > stealing or theft > thief > robber > brigand > [noun] > in Scotland (5) shavaldourc1380 A gentleman brigand of the Scottish border; a border-rider. moss-trooper1645 A member of any of the marauding gangs which, in the mid 17th cent., carried out raids across the ‘mosses’ of the Scottish Border; a Border… Tory1651 In extended use: an outlawed or rebel supporter of the Royalist cause in arms against the Parliamentarian or Cromwellian regime, esp. in Scotland… Border-pricker1820 a mounted freebooter or ‘thief’ living on the Border of England and Scotland. border-rider1820 |
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