border ruffians
- plural of border ruffian.
Example Sentences
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Proslavery Missourians who crossed the border to vote in Kansas became known as border ruffians; these gained the advantage by winning the territorial elections, most likely through voter fraud and illegal vote counting.
From Textbooks ● Dec. 30, 2014
Many had come from New England to ensure a numerical advantage over the border ruffians.
From Textbooks ● Dec. 30, 2014
In 1856, clashes between antislavery Free-Soilers and border ruffians came to a head in Lawrence, Kansas.
From Textbooks ● Dec. 30, 2014
He had been a constable or sheriff in the piece and had subdued a band of armed border ruffians with only a small pocket pistol.
From Ruggles of Red Gap by Wilson, Harry Leon
And such a gospel would win even the border ruffians.
From From Jest to Earnest by Roe, Edward Payson
