Mason and Dixon's line

Definitions of Mason and Dixon's line
  1. noun
    the boundary between Maryland and Pennsylvania; symbolic dividing line between North and South before the American Civil War
    synonyms: Mason and Dixon line, Mason-Dixon line
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    state boundary, state line
    the boundary between two states
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