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First recorded in 1695–1705

The boundary-line which divides Utah from Arizona divides the most gorgeous expression of the great American desert region.
The Book of the National Parks|Robert Sterling Yard
We must make allowance for the existence of this margin, and for the blurring of the boundary-line that goes along with it.
Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 3, Slice 7|Various
On the other side lies the European quarter, the jail thus forming the boundary-line between the native and European populations.
Forty Thousand Miles Over Land and Water|Lady (Ethel Gwendoline [Moffatt]) Vincent
The boundary-line between the two may be roughly put at the 89th degree of east longitude.
Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 3, Slice 5|Various

For him there is no boundary-line between the two, the one is as real and actual as the other.
English Literature: Modern|G. H. Mair