- shun pike
- A road intended merely to enable travelers to evade a tollgate. 54 Am J1st Turn & T R § 17.
Ballentine's law dictionary. Anderson, W.S.. 1998.
shun pike
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shun|pike — «SHUHN PYK», noun, verb, piked, pik|ing. Especially U.S. Informal. –n. a road taken by travelers, originally, to avoid paying the toll on a turnpike, but now more frequently, to avoid major highways. –v.i. to travel by shunpike: »Besides making… … Useful english dictionary
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shunpike — shunpiker, n. /shun puyk /, n., v., shunpiked, shunpiking. n. 1. a side road taken instead of a turnpike or expressway to avoid tolls or to travel at a leisurely pace. v.i. 2. to drive on a shunpike. [1850 55, Amer.; SHUN + (TURN)PIKE] * * * … Universalium
shunpike — ˈ ̷ ̷ˌ ̷ ̷ noun : a side road used to avoid toll on a turnpike * * * shunpiker, n. /shun puyk /, n., v., shunpiked, shunpiking. n. 1. a side road taken instead of a turnpike or expressway to avoid tolls or to travel at a leisurely pace. v.i. 2.… … Useful english dictionary
