bogtrotter
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English[edit]
Etymology[edit]
Noun[edit]
bogtrotter (plural bogtrotters)
- One who lives in boggy countryside; (derogatory) one of the lowest class of Irish.
- 1830, Edward Lane, The Fugitives:
- “And — what ! indeed, must we leave talking about poor Mr. Philpot , and planning how to get him off, to attend to this Bogtrotter? ”
- Someone who participates in bogtrotting.
References[edit]
- “bogtrotter”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC.