slip-railn.
/ˈslɪpreɪl/, U.S. /ˈslɪpˌreɪl/, Australian English /ˈslɪpræel/ Australian.
A fence-rail, forming one of a set which can be slipped out so as to leave an opening. Chiefly plural. Also attributive.
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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
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1827 P. Cunningham Two Years New S. Wales II. xxvii. 178 These patches might..communicate with the fields by means of slip-rail entrances.
1852 G. C. Mundy Our Antipodes III. ii. 72 The greater part of our route lay through bush-roads.., through scores of slip-rails—the primitive gate of Australia—and along the bush-ranges.
1885 R. C. Praed Austral. Life 79 Many men rode thro' the slip-rails and turned out their horses.
This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1912; most recently modified version published online March 2022).
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