bog-trotv.
intransitive. To trot over bogs; to live among bogs.
ΘΚΠ
society > inhabiting and dwelling > inhabiting a type of place > inhabit type of place [verb (intransitive)] > dwell in or as in other buildings
cabin1586
den1610
stable1651
hut1691
templea1711
bog-trota1734
sty1748
village1819
shanty1840
shack1895
flat1966
a1734 R. North Examen (1740) ii. v. §14 323 Better..to bog-trot in Ireland, than to pirk it in Preferment no better dressed.
Derivatives
ˈbog-trotting n. and adj.
ΘΚΠ
society > travel > aspects of travel > going on foot > [noun] > walking on specific type of terrain
bog-trotting1762
bush-walking1853
tabbing1982
yomping1982
society > society and the community > social class > the common people > low rank or condition > the lowest class > [adjective] > to live among bogs
bog-trotting1762
1762 O. Goldsmith Citizen of World II. 13 Rock advises the world to beware of bog trotting quacks.
1839 W. B. Stonehouse Hist. Isle of Axholme 398 It required very great care in stepping from tuft to tuft, which in Ireland, is called bog-trotting.
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