borderer
Americannoun
noun
Etymology
Origin of borderer
Example Sentences
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But the young borderer avoided the lover’s gaze, as he did not desire to enter into a controversy which calmer moments would make appear ridiculous.
From Little Oskaloo or, The White Whirlwind by Harbaugh, Thomas Chalmers
The confidence of the borderer in him was not misplaced.
From The Border Watch A Story of the Great Chief's Last Stand by Altsheler, Joseph A. (Joseph Alexander)
Yeates thought it still over-early; but when Jennifer pressed him hard the old borderer left the casting vote to me.
From The Master of Appleby A Novel Tale Concerning Itself in Part with the Great Struggle in the Two Carolinas; but Chiefly with the Adventures Therein of Two Gentlemen Who Loved One and the Same Lady by Lynde, Francis
That was a matter of course with every borderer in such moments.
From The Border Watch A Story of the Great Chief's Last Stand by Altsheler, Joseph A. (Joseph Alexander)
What a ship is to the sailor, so the rifle was to the borderer.
From The Riflemen of the Ohio A Story of the Early Days along "The Beautiful River" by Altsheler, Joseph A. (Joseph Alexander)
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