sunk fence
Americannoun
noun
Etymology
Origin of sunk fence
First recorded in 1755–65
Example Sentences
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Ha-ha, Hawhaw, haw-haw′, n. a sunk fence, or a ditch not seen till close upon it.
From Chambers's Twentieth Century Dictionary (part 2 of 4: E-M) by Various
Everywhere there was a profusion of flowers, and on all sides beyond a sunk fence lay the great park.
From The Brother of Daphne by Yates, Dornford
She learns to look at everything in life as she does at six feet of timber or a sunk fence; she goes through the world as she goes across country—straight ahead, and over everything.
From Lady Audley's Secret by Braddon, M. E. (Mary Elizabeth)
On, down the long cedar alley, the dew dripping from the branches as they closed behind them; over the sunk fence, and across the lower garden to the summer-house, Hugh's summer-house.
From Fernley House by Barry, Etheldred B. (Etheldred Breeze)
Behind this came a square piece of kitchen garden, divided from the fields by a sunk fence, with a little wooden foot-bridge across it.
From Thistle and Rose A Story for Girls by Barnes, Robert
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