hedgerow
Americannoun
noun
Etymology
Origin of hedgerow
before 950; Middle English; Old English heggerewe. See hedge, row 1
Example Sentences
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Floundering after a brief marriage in her mid-20s, she found herself living with a sympathetic aunt in suburban Philadelphia, holding down day jobs and taking classes at night at the nearby Hedgerow Theater Company.
From New York Times • Jul. 18, 2022
She also plays keyboard in Bustling Hedgerow, a Led Zeppelin cover band.
From New York Times • Dec. 1, 2016
However, James Feaver, whose Hedgerow Harvest company offers foraging courses in the South, said: "There has never been a scientific paper that says picking mushrooms affects the next year's haul."
From BBC • Nov. 23, 2014
“The house is to be a farmhouse in spirit, in fact, as well as in architecture,” noted a journalist visiting Hedgerow Farm, the secluded property above Beverly Hills owned by actress Hedy Lamarr.
From Architectural Digest • Apr. 1, 2010
As I understand it, he dreaded any publicity attaching itself to Hedgerow House and his family.”
From The Secret of Lonesome Cove by Adams, Samuel Hopkins
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