dogleg fence

American

noun

snake fence.

dogleg fence British

noun

a fence made of sloping poles supported by forked uprights

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Etymology

Origin of dogleg fence

First recorded in 1885–90

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dogleg fence

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.

From Robbery under Arms; a story of life and adventure in the bush and in the Australian goldfields by Boldrewood, Rolf

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