a wall enclosing or bounding a ward (sense 21b); also, a defensive dyke against water.
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| 释义 | the world > food and drink > farming > animal husbandry > keeping of cattle > [noun] > fence or barrier (6) ward-dyke1561 a wall enclosing or bounding a ward (sense 21b); also, a defensive dyke against water. horngarth1779 (see quot. 1928). ox-fence1811 a strong fence for confining cattle; spec. one consisting of a hedge with a strong guard-rail on one side and (usually) a ditch on the other. ox rail1844 a rail standing to one or other side of an ox-fence or oxer. oxer1859 Originally in Fox-hunting slang: an ox-fence. Later (now esp.) in Horse Racing and Showjumping: a stylized form of such a fence, used as an obstacle… skerm1861 A screen or barrier constructed of brushwood or the like, to serve as a protection for troops, as an ambuscade from which to shoot game, or to… |
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