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shunpike

noun

Etymology

Blend of shun + turnpike.

  1. inherited from turnpyke
  2. compounded as shunpike — “shun + turnpike”

Definitions

  1. A side road or route.

    • In 1821 the selectmen were petitioned to lay out a new road in Hampton, beginning at Vittum's corner, so called, [junction of Towle Farm Road & Exeter Road] and running to the line of Hampton Falls at the shunpike bridge, so called.

  2. To travel by side roads so as to avoid the toll roads or turnpikes.

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sense glosses and etymology drawn from English Wiktionary · source · CC-BY-SA