moss-trooping1
/ˈmɒsˌtruːpɪŋ/Scottish historical
noun
The occupation or profession of a moss-trooper.
Origin
Mid 17th century. From moss + trooping, after moss-trooper.
moss-trooping2
/ˈmɒsˌtruːpɪŋ/Scottish historical
adjective
Of, relating to, or characteristic of a moss-trooper; engaged in the occupation of a moss-trooper.
Origin
Early 19th century; earliest use found in Walter Scott (1771–1832), poet and novelist. From moss + trooping, after moss-trooper.
- layperson
- lay reader
- layshaft
- lay siege to
- lay sister
- lay someone low
- lay someone off
- lay someone open to
- lay someone out
- lay someone/thing to rest
- lay someone up
- lay something aside
- lay something at someone's door
- lay something bare
- lay something down
- lay something in/up
- lay something off
- lay something on
- lay something on the table
- lay something on thick (or with a trowel)
- lay something out
- lay something (to) waste
- lay something up
- lay store by
- Layton