hill folk
Preserved but no longer current.
Meaning · English
So Scott calls the Cameronian Scottish Covenanters, who met clandestinely among the hills. Sometimes the Covenanters generally are so called.
Era: ca. 1898 (Victorian)
Sources & notes
Reproduced from Brewer’s Dictionary of Phrase and Fable (1898 edition, public domain; archive.org, retrieved 2026-07-31; OCR text, minor errors possible). Reflects the scholarship and attitudes of its era.
Common questions
What does “hill folk” mean?
So Scott calls the Cameronian Scottish Covenanters, who met clandestinely among the hills. Sometimes the Covenanters generally are so called.
Is “hill folk” formal or informal?
No register label has been reviewed yet — treat it as neutral and check the usage notes above.