| 单词 | rabbit-proof fence |
| 释义 | > as lemmasrabbit-proof fence rabbit-proof fence n. a fence designed to be impassable to rabbits; (Australian) (frequently with the) any of various fences of this type, esp. regarded as a regional boundary. ΚΠ 1881 Fresno (Calif.) Republican 27 July Around this square mile paradise, will be made a broad avenue or drive..and inside of this a rabbit proof fence. 1896 H. Lawson While Billy Boils 40 The town is right on the Queensland border, and an interprovincial rabbit-proof fence—with rabbits on both sides of it—runs across the main street. 1927 T. S. Groser Lure of Golden West 221 (heading) Beyond the rabbit-proof fence. 1965 Tracks we Travel 75 A little, bow-legged, gappy-toothed ex-shearer from the other side of the rabbit-proof fence. 1996 D. Pilkington Rabbit-proof Fence iv. 31 When they reached the rabbit-proof fence they followed it to Savory Creek. 2000 Wildlife News Jan. 10/2 Later that year we put up a small rabbit proof fence. < as lemmas |
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