boundary rider

noun

, Australian.

1. a ranch hand who patrols the boundary of a sheep or cattle station in order to watch the stock, repair fences, etc.

boundary rider

noun

1. an employee on a sheep or cattle station whose job is to maintain fences in good repair and to prevent stock from straying

Word History and Origins

Origin of boundary rider¹

First recorded in 1860–65

Example Sentences

It's Queensland boundary rider's fare, but the best I can offer you.

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Mind you, I was twelve miles from a house, and five from the nearest fellow-creature, a boundary-rider on the next run.

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Big "tank" full of good water through the scrub to the right, but it is a private tank and a boundary-rider is shepherding it.

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It happened one day when he had resigned his position as boundary-rider, in which he was practically useless.

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As well might one offer a dish of salmon to an Alaskan fisherman; or a ragout of mutton to an Australian boundary rider.

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