Footpaddery

//fʊtˈpæ.dɚˌɹi// noun

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Noun
  1. 1
    The crime of robbing travelers on the road. historical, uncountable

    "The smugglers were a lawless and desperate body, but they did not, as a rule, descend to footpaddery or robbery."

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"The smugglers were a lawless and desperate body, but they did not, as a rule, descend to footpaddery or robbery."

Etymology

From footpad + -ery.

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