bogtrotter

English

Etymology

bog +‎ trotter

Noun

bogtrotter (plural bogtrotters)

One who lives in boggy countryside; applied in derision to the lowest class of Irish.
- 1830, Edward Lane, The Fugitives:
  “And — what ! indeed, must we leave talking about poor Mr. Philpot , and planning how to get him off , to attend to this Bogtrotter? ”
Someone who participates in bogtrotting

( derogatory offensive) An Irish person

References

“bogtrotter”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC.

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