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Examples

  • Will you break a borderman's custom, for my sake? "

    The Last Trail Zane Grey 1905

  • Any borderman who had ever seen a mountain cat fight a bear and win would have nodded in recognition as Cathan pounced on the hulking patriarch, knocking him sideways then dragging him down onto the ground.

    Chosen Of The Gods Pierson, Chris 2001

  • Then a borderman beside him cried out, jabbing his finger back toward the Pantheon.

    Chosen Of The Gods Pierson, Chris 2001

  • The inquisitors were still working, pounding the borderman with questions.

    Chosen Of The Gods Pierson, Chris 2001

  • The old borderman expressed regret at my leaving and informed me that both he and his son would accompany me to camp.

    Dangers of the Trail in 1865 A Narrative of Actual Events H. DeF. [Illustrator] Patterson

  • Before leaving, Mr. Perry made arrangements with the old borderman for me to overtake them as soon as

    Dangers of the Trail in 1865 A Narrative of Actual Events H. DeF. [Illustrator] Patterson

  • Over sandy reaches thick with willows, and through long, matted, dried-out cranberry marshes and copses of prickly thorn, the borderman hung to his purpose.

    The Last Trail Zane Grey 1905

  • Helen gazed at him, at Brandt, and then up at the borderman.

    The Last Trail Zane Grey 1905

  • The borderman strolled down the bluff and along the path which overhung the river.

    The Last Trail Zane Grey 1905

  • The borderman advanced with a step that covered glade and glen, forest and field, with astonishing swiftness.

    The Last Trail Zane Grey 1905

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