BOGTROTTER

Etymology

Noun

bogtrotter (plural bogtrotters)

One who lives in a boggy country; applied in derision to the lowest class of Irish.

Source: Wiktionary


Bog"trot`ter, n.

Definition: One who lives in a boggy country; -- applied in derision to the lowest class of Irish. Halliwell.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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