| 单词 | fence-rail |
| 释义 | > as lemmasfence-rail fence-rail n. U.S. a long, rough rail for fencing, split from a small log. ΘΚΠ the world > space > relative position > closed or shut condition > that which or one who closes or shuts > a barrier > [noun] > hedge or fence > a fence > post-and-rail fence > rail kneeling-rail1703 fence-raila1744 split rail1826 slip-rail1827 shoot-rail1856 guard-rail1860 spar1882 rail- a1744 W. Byrd Journey Land of Eden in Westover MSS (1841) 110 We found the land..very thin of trees, and those that were standing fit for little but fuel and fence-rails. 1814 J. Taylor Arator (ed. 2) 177 Small common fence rails..make folds with less labour..than any I have ever tried. 1853 J. G. Baldwin Flush Times Alabama & Mississippi 110 Buck Jones..seized a fence rail, grasped it in both hands, and..hurled the same. 1872 E. Eggleston End of World xxxviii. 238 I've knowed boys who'd throw a rock at a fence-rail and hit a stump. 1945 Reader's Digest Jan. 53/2 He hewed out 300 fence rails, ten feet long. < as lemmas |
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