FRONTIER, FRONTIERSMAN
ADJECTIVES
► ARCIFINIOUS having a frontier which forms a natural defense → 1859 obs.
► LIMITROPHE situated on the frontier; bordering on, adjacent to another country → 1763
NOUNS
► BARRICADO a natural frontier or boundary line → 1644 obs.
► BARRIER a fortified frontier; a frontier generally; a name formerly given to a district which commanded the frontier of the Netherlands → 1709 obs.
NOUNS – PERSON
► ALLIGATOR 1. a tough frontiersman, esp. a boatman on the Ohio or Mississippi → 1808 US
2. a swaggering, pugnacious frontiersman → 1826 Amer. dial. obs.
► ALLIGATOR HORSE a swaggering, pugnacious frontiersman → 1826 Amer. dial. obs.
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