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单词 slip-rail
释义

slip-rail

[ slip-reyl ]
/ ˈslɪpˌreɪl /

noun Australian.

one of a horizontal set of fence rails that can be removed easily to leave a gateway.

Origin of slip-rail

First recorded in 1715–25

Words nearby slip-rail

slippery elm, slippery slope, slipping rib, slipping rib cartilage, slippy, slip-rail, slip ring, slip road, slip seat, slipsheet, slipshod
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Example sentences from the Web for slip-rail

  • Not very far off there was a lean horse standing, but he didn't seem to like to come through the slip-rail o' the paddock fence.

    Station Amusements|Lady Barker

British Dictionary definitions for slip-rail

slip rail

noun

Australian and NZ a rail in a fence that can be slipped out of place to make an opening
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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