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  1. border ruffian: Merriam-Webster
  2. Border Ruffian, Border ruffian: Wikipedia, the Free Encyclopedia

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noun:  Border ruffians were proslavery raiders who crossed into the Kansas Territory from Missouri during the mid-19th century to help ensure the territory entered the United States as a slave state.

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