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Confiner

Confiner \Con*fin"er\, n. One who, or that which, limits or restrains.

Confiner

Confiner \Con"fi`ner\ (? or ?), n. One who lives on confines, or near the border of a country; a borderer; a near neighbor. [Obs.]
--Bacon.

Happy confiners you of other lands, That shift your soil, and oft 'scape tyrants' hands.
--Daniel.

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confiner

n. 1 One who, or that which, limits or restrains. 2 A person who lives on or within the confines; an inhabitant.