rail fencen.

Brit.

/ˈreɪl fɛns/,

/ˌreɪl ˈfɛns/, U.S.

/ˈreɪl ˌfɛns/

Forms: see rail n.² and fence n.

Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: rail n.², fence n.

Etymology: < rail n.² + fence n.

Originally U.S.

1. Chiefly North American. A fence made of upright posts and horizontal rails, usually of wood. See also post-and-rail fence at post and rail n. Compounds 1 and split-rail fence at split adj. Compounds 2a(b).

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 fence1649

post and rail1653

post-and-rail fence1684

post-and-rail fencing1684

rail fencing1797

post and paling1823

stake and rider1829

Russell fence1890

1649 in Charlestown (Mass.) Land Rec. (1878) 110 I doe sell..five Akers of planting Land,..Bounded on the..North by the ould raile fence.

1672 in Springfield (Mass.) Rec. (1899) II. 244 As far as..John Stewarts raile fence on his ditch.

1725 in Manchester (Mass.) Town Rec. (1889) 166 For making a rail fence from y^e s[ai]d pound.

1767 in Charlestown Land Rec. (1878) §269. 222 From Jo^s: Frothingham's house to Cap^t Adams Rail Fence is 75 Feet.

1807 Salmagundi 15 Oct. 331 Some..enjoy the varied and romantick scenery of..rail fences..potatoe patches, and log huts.

1871 J. R. Lowell My Study Windows 18 One of the male birds always accompanies me like a constable, flitting from post to post of the rail-fence.

1924 D. H. Lawrence & M. L. Skinner Boy in Bush i. 7 Her easy indifference to English rail-fences.

1993 Beaver Feb. 35 It wasn't wise of a farmer to put up a rail fence along the road. They were often dismantled to help build or repair corduroy roads.

2. Cryptography. In full rail-fence cipher. A transposition cipher in which the cipher text is created by writing successive letters of the plain text on each of two (or more) rows in turn, and then reading across the rows in order.If there are two rows, the first letter is written in the first position of the first row; the second in the second position of the second row; the third in the third position of the first row; and so on, in a zigzag pattern.

ΘΚΠ

the mind > mental capacity > knowledge > secrecy, concealment > code, cipher > [noun] > particular codes

character1605

needle-alphabet1663

unicode1886

rail fence1916

Vigenère1916

Playfair1918

Playfair1932

one-time system1955

speech code1973

one-time cipher1977

1916 P. Hitt Man. Solution Mil. Ciphers v. 29 The rail fence cipher, useful as an operators' cipher but permits of no variation and is therefore read almost as easily as straight text when the method is known.

1939 H. F. Gaines Elem. Cryptanal. iii. 12 Passing on to irregular types [of cryptogram], we find these in all degrees of difficulty, from the very simple ‘rail fence’ to the formidable ‘U.S. Army’ double transposition.

1943 J. M. Wolfe First Course Cryptanal. (rev. ed.) II. x. 1 During the Civil War the rail fence transposition was one of the cryptographic systems used as a field cypher.

1990 Sciences July 52/1 The key to the venerable railfence cipher, a simple variety in use for many years, calls for the message to be arranged in a fencelike pattern and then rewritten row by row.

Derivatives

ˈrail-fenced adj.

ΚΠ

1712 J. Norris Profitable Advice for Rich & Poor 51 Keeping the Calves Inclos'd, within a good rail-fenc'd Field, of good Grass, for them to Pasture in.

1893 Idaho Daily Statesman 20 Jan. 3 That grass grown, rail fenced, cross country road from Round Top to the Peach Orchard..was a road to the mouth of hell.

1980 P. Anderson Conan the Rebel 31 A stream flowed thence, bright through the millet and yams, past rail-fenced paddocks where cattle grazed.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2008; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	rail fence
释义	rail fencen. Brit. /ˈreɪl fɛns/, /ˌreɪl ˈfɛns/, U.S. /ˈreɪl ˌfɛns/ Forms: see rail n.² and fence n. Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: rail n.², fence n. Etymology: < rail n.² + fence n. Originally U.S. 1. Chiefly North American. A fence made of upright posts and horizontal rails, usually of wood. See also post-and-rail fence at post and rail n. Compounds 1 and split-rail fence at split adj. Compounds 2a(b). 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 fence1649 post and rail1653 post-and-rail fence1684 post-and-rail fencing1684 rail fencing1797 post and paling1823 stake and rider1829 Russell fence1890 1649 in Charlestown (Mass.) Land Rec. (1878) 110 I doe sell..five Akers of planting Land,..Bounded on the..North by the ould raile fence. 1672 in Springfield (Mass.) Rec. (1899) II. 244 As far as..John Stewarts raile fence on his ditch. 1725 in Manchester (Mass.) Town Rec. (1889) 166 For making a rail fence from y^e s[ai]d pound. 1767 in Charlestown Land Rec. (1878) §269. 222 From Jo^s: Frothingham's house to Cap^t Adams Rail Fence is 75 Feet. 1807 Salmagundi 15 Oct. 331 Some..enjoy the varied and romantick scenery of..rail fences..potatoe patches, and log huts. 1871 J. R. Lowell My Study Windows 18 One of the male birds always accompanies me like a constable, flitting from post to post of the rail-fence. 1924 D. H. Lawrence & M. L. Skinner Boy in Bush i. 7 Her easy indifference to English rail-fences. 1993 Beaver Feb. 35 It wasn't wise of a farmer to put up a rail fence along the road. They were often dismantled to help build or repair corduroy roads. 2. Cryptography. In full rail-fence cipher. A transposition cipher in which the cipher text is created by writing successive letters of the plain text on each of two (or more) rows in turn, and then reading across the rows in order.If there are two rows, the first letter is written in the first position of the first row; the second in the second position of the second row; the third in the third position of the first row; and so on, in a zigzag pattern. ΘΚΠ the mind > mental capacity > knowledge > secrecy, concealment > code, cipher > [noun] > particular codes character1605 needle-alphabet1663 unicode1886 rail fence1916 Vigenère1916 Playfair1918 Playfair1932 one-time system1955 speech code1973 one-time cipher1977 1916 P. Hitt Man. Solution Mil. Ciphers v. 29 The rail fence cipher, useful as an operators' cipher but permits of no variation and is therefore read almost as easily as straight text when the method is known. 1939 H. F. Gaines Elem. Cryptanal. iii. 12 Passing on to irregular types [of cryptogram], we find these in all degrees of difficulty, from the very simple ‘rail fence’ to the formidable ‘U.S. Army’ double transposition. 1943 J. M. Wolfe First Course Cryptanal. (rev. ed.) II. x. 1 During the Civil War the rail fence transposition was one of the cryptographic systems used as a field cypher. 1990 Sciences July 52/1 The key to the venerable railfence cipher, a simple variety in use for many years, calls for the message to be arranged in a fencelike pattern and then rewritten row by row. Derivatives ˈrail-fenced adj. ΚΠ 1712 J. Norris Profitable Advice for Rich & Poor 51 Keeping the Calves Inclos'd, within a good rail-fenc'd Field, of good Grass, for them to Pasture in. 1893 Idaho Daily Statesman 20 Jan. 3 That grass grown, rail fenced, cross country road from Round Top to the Peach Orchard..was a road to the mouth of hell. 1980 P. Anderson Conan the Rebel 31 A stream flowed thence, bright through the millet and yams, past rail-fenced paddocks where cattle grazed. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2008; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.1649
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