Jayhawker
a native or inhabitant of Kansas (used as a nickname).
(sometimes lowercase) a plundering marauder, especially one of the antislavery guerrillas in Kansas, Missouri, and other border states before and during the Civil War.
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We hurried on as rapidly as possible so as to get into the Jayhawker's beaten trail which would be a little easier to follow.
Death Valley in '49 | William Lewis ManlyThe Jayhawker's train was made up of men from many states, but seemed well united and was as complete as when they first started.
Death Valley in '49 | William Lewis ManlyThe Jayhawker crowd seemed to think they could go anywhere and no difficulty could happen which they couldn't overcome.
Death Valley in '49 | William Lewis ManlySemi hastily retreated behind Mr. Colon, thinking it might be a Jayhawker, while the professor adjusted his glasses.
Buffalo Land | W. E. WebbThe way he talks of it, the term might have been a colloquial term applied to a Jayhawker or a patroller.
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