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  1. Moss-trooper
    Moss-troopers were bandits who operated in Scotland during and after the period of the English Commonwealth in the mid-17th century. Many moss-troopers were disbanded or deserting soldiers from one of the Scottish armies of the Wars of the Three Kingdoms. They had kept their weapons and lived a lif...
    Found op http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Moss-trooper

  2. moss-trooper
    noun a marauder and plunderer (originally operating in the bogs between England and Scotland)
    Found op http://wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/webwn?s=moss-trooper

  3. Mosstrooper
    Moss'troop`er noun [ Moss + trooper .] 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 count...
    Found op http://www.encyclo.co.uk/webster/M/105

  4. Mosstrooper
    • (n.) 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.
    Found op http://thinkexist.com/dictionary/meaning/mosstrooper/

  5. Mosstrooper
    The Mosstroopers were bandits who plagued the border area between England and Scotland. They were so named from camping on the mosses.
    Found op http://www.probertencyclopaedia.com/browse/CXMA.HTM

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