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boundary rider

noun

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  1. A person employed to travel along the boundary of a station, to check and maintain the…

    A person employed to travel along the boundary of a station, to check and maintain the fencing.

    • For these sixty-seven and a half miles of fence we must have three men known as boundary riders. A boundary rider is one whose duty is to see that the fence is in order.
    • No. 2 shows a boundary-rider. This out-back servant of the State has about 70 miles of fencing to look after and inspects the whole every six days.

  2. A commentator on Australian rules football games who reports from the boundary of the…

    A commentator on Australian rules football games who reports from the boundary of the field of play, and interviews players on the interchange bench as well as coaching and medical staff.

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