DCHP-2

lines DCHP-1 (pre-1967)

• 1 n. pl. — Obs.

  the outer limit of a town; the open area at the edge of a town.

• 2 n. pl. — Obs.

  the strips of settlement in the back country.

  See also: back country  back settlement  line ((n.)) (def. 3b)  

• 3 n. pl. — Hist.

  the border between Canada and the United States.

  See also: line ((n.)) (def. 2)