shunpike

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But since Captain Asher had lived at the toll-gate it was remarked that the shunpike was not used as much as in former times.

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  1. noun A side road taken to avoid the tolls or traffic of a turnpike.
  2. intransitive verb To travel on side roads, avoiding turnpikes.

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  • But since Captain Asher had lived at the toll-gate it was remarked that the shunpike was not used as much as in former times. —  The Captain's Toll-Gate
  • He did not for a moment think she might return by the shunpike, for that was a rough road, not fit for a bicycle. —  The Captain's Toll-Gate
  • Suddenly she remembered the shunpike. —  The Captain's Toll-Gate
  • Hurrying to a livery-stable, he hired a horse and buggy and a lantern, and drove to the shunpike. —  The Captain's Toll-Gate
  • There was a road which branched off from the turnpike, about a mile from the town, and which, after some windings, entered the pike again beyond the toll-gate, and although this road was not always in very good condition, it had seen a good deal of travel, which, in time, gave it the name of the shunpike. —  The Captain's Toll-Gate
 

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/ˈʃənpaɪk/
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