Dictionary of Phrase and Fable—H

Hill-folk

The Cameronian Scotch Covenanters, who met clandestinely among the hills. Sometimes the Covenanters generally are so called. Sir W Scott used the words as a synonym of Cameronians.

Source: Dictionary of Phrase and Fable, E. Cobham Brewer, 1894
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