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dogleg fence

dogleg fence

noun

  1. a fence made of sloping poles supported by forked uprights

“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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Word History and Origins

Origin of dogleg fence1

First recorded in 1885–90
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Example Sentences

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As we rode up we could see a gunyah made out of boughs, and a longish wing of dogleg fence, made light but well put together.

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