snake fence

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noun

a fence, zigzag in plan, made of rails resting across one another at an angle.

Also called Virginia fence, Virginia rail fence, worm fence.

Origin of snake fence

An Americanism dating back to 1795–1805

Words nearby snake fence

snake charmer, snake dance, snake doctor, snake eyes, snake feeder, snake fence, snakefish, snakefly, snake foot, snakehead, snake-hipped

Example sentences from the Web for snake fence

And after oversetting part of a snake-fence before we found an entrance, we drove up to the door.
Sketches in Canada, and rambles among the red men|Anna Brownell Jameson
Longstreet was seated on the top of a snake-fence, in the edge of the wood, and looking perfectly calm and unperturbed.
The Boys of '61|Charles Carleton Coffin.
It takes five thousand rails, ten feet long and five or six inches thick, to make a mile of snake-fence.
Two Years in Oregon|Wallis Nash
A rail from a snake-fence was procured, the panther's legs were tied to it, and in this way he was borne to the village.
Adventures in Many Lands|Various

If the musket was not strapped to the tail of the plough, it leaned against the snake-fence—loaded.
The Story of Isaac Brock|Walter R. Nursey

单词	snake fence
释义	snake fence SEE SYNONYMS FOR snake fence ON THESAURUS.COM noun a fence, zigzag in plan, made of rails resting across one another at an angle. Also called Virginia fence, Virginia rail fence, worm fence. Origin of snake fence An Americanism dating back to 1795–1805 Words nearby snake fence snake charmer, snake dance, snake doctor, snake eyes, snake feeder, snake fence, snakefish, snakefly, snake foot, snakehead, snake-hipped Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for snake fence And after oversetting part of a snake-fence before we found an entrance, we drove up to the door. Sketches in Canada, and rambles among the red men\|Anna Brownell Jameson Longstreet was seated on the top of a snake-fence, in the edge of the wood, and looking perfectly calm and unperturbed. The Boys of '61\|Charles Carleton Coffin. It takes five thousand rails, ten feet long and five or six inches thick, to make a mile of snake-fence. Two Years in Oregon\|Wallis Nash A rail from a snake-fence was procured, the panther's legs were tied to it, and in this way he was borne to the village. Adventures in Many Lands\|Various If the musket was not strapped to the tail of the plough, it leaned against the snake-fence—loaded. The Story of Isaac Brock\|Walter R. Nursey Words related to snake fence worm fence
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snake fence

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