picket fence

noun

a fence consisting of pickets or pales nailed to horizontal stringers between upright posts.

Also called paling, paling fence.

Origin of picket fence

An Americanism dating back to 1790–1800

Words nearby picket fence

Pickering, pickeringite, picker-upper, picket, picket boat, picket fence, picket line, Pickett, Pickford, pick holes in, pickin

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Example sentences from the Web for picket fence

The charm was gone which had drawn me daily through the hole in our picket-fence.
Miss Primrose|Roy Rolfe Gilson
"Rest of 'em inside, dancin'," explained Mr. Peck, crouching behind the picket-fence.
Beasley's Christmas Party|Booth Tarkington
A moment later, with contemptuous satisfaction, he saw Burlingame climb the picket-fence at the side of the house.
You Never Know Your Luck, Complete|Gilbert Parker
"That's a good way for a Picket-fence to go," said the Wheelbarrow.
Bikey the Skicycle and Other Tales of Jimmieboy|John Kendrick Bangs

The house stood in a yard inclosed by a picket-fence; behind the house was a small oak grove.
Four Years A Scout and Spy|E. C. Downs

British Dictionary definitions for picket fence

picket fence

noun

a fence consisting of pickets supported at close regular intervals by being driven into the ground, by interlacing with strong wire, or by nailing to horizontal timbers fixed to posts in the ground

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单词	picket fence
释义	picket fence noun a fence consisting of pickets or pales nailed to horizontal stringers between upright posts. Also called paling, paling fence. Origin of picket fence An Americanism dating back to 1790–1800 Words nearby picket fence Pickering, pickeringite, picker-upper, picket, picket boat, picket fence, picket line, Pickett, Pickford, pick holes in, pickin Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for picket fence The charm was gone which had drawn me daily through the hole in our picket-fence. Miss Primrose\|Roy Rolfe Gilson "Rest of 'em inside, dancin'," explained Mr. Peck, crouching behind the picket-fence. Beasley's Christmas Party\|Booth Tarkington A moment later, with contemptuous satisfaction, he saw Burlingame climb the picket-fence at the side of the house. You Never Know Your Luck, Complete\|Gilbert Parker "That's a good way for a Picket-fence to go," said the Wheelbarrow. Bikey the Skicycle and Other Tales of Jimmieboy\|John Kendrick Bangs The house stood in a yard inclosed by a picket-fence; behind the house was a small oak grove. Four Years A Scout and Spy\|E. C. Downs British Dictionary definitions for picket fence picket fence noun a fence consisting of pickets supported at close regular intervals by being driven into the ground, by interlacing with strong wire, or by nailing to horizontal timbers fixed to posts in the ground Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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