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Princeton's WordNet

  1. MacGregor, Robert MacGregor, Rob Roy(noun)

    Scottish clan leader and outlaw who was the subject of a 1817 novel by Sir Walter Scott (1671-1734)

  2. Rob Roy(noun)

    a manhattan cocktail made with Scotch whiskey

The Nuttall Encyclopedia

  1. Rob Roy

    a Highland freebooter, second son of Macgregor of Glengyle; assumed the name of Campbell on account of the outlawry of the Macgregor clan; traded in cattle, took part in the rebellion of 1715, had his estates confiscated, and indemnified himself by raiding (1671-1734).

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