night-riding

adjective

That rides out at night, especially to carry out acts of violence.

First used 19th c.
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Meanings

adjectivenight-riding (not comparable)
  1. USnot comparableThat rides out at night, especially to carry out acts of violence.First known use 19th c.

    A night-riding White Man's Union used intimidation and murder to split the coalition […].

    2003 (revised edition), Howard Zinn, A People's History of the United States, HarperPerennial 2005, p. 291
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Chicago

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