† mosstrooperyn.
Obsolete.
The practices of the moss-troopers.Apparently an isolated use.
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the mind > possession > taking > stealing or theft > robbery > brigandage or freebooting > [noun]
trailbaston1304
brigantaille1393
latrocinyc1430
brigancy1513
free-boot1598
freebootinga1599
brigandize1609
latronage1619
free-booty1649
moss-trooping1649
buccaneering1758
dacoiting1802
gang robbery1812
dacoity1813
free-bootery1813
brigandage1823
bush-ranging1832
mosstroopery1845
filibustering1856
klephtism1858
robberhood1863
brigandism1865
Vikingism1880
bushwhackerism1883
Vikingship1883
banditism1885
dacoitage1887
brigandry1909
banditry1922
1845 T. Carlyle in O. Cromwell Lett. & Speeches II. 150 Rebellion..with much mosstroopery and horsestealing.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2002; most recently modified version published online September 2019).
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