riding days
historical
noun
(With the) the period of the 16th cent. during which raids were frequently carried out by the Scots over the Border into England.
- Chiefly in or with reference to the works of Sir Walter Scott..
Origin
Early 19th century; earliest use found in Walter Scott (1771–1832), poet and novelist.
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