hedge laying

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the art or practice of making or maintaining a hedge by cutting branches partway through, laying them horizontally, and pegging them in position in order to create a strong thick hedge

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Words nearby hedge laying

hedge garlic, hedgehog, hedgehog cactus, hedgehop, hedge hyssop, hedge laying, hedge mustard, hedge nettle, hedge one's bets, hedger, hedgerow

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How to use hedge laying in a sentence

Egg-laying hens are placed in cages to unnaturally churn out egg after egg.
The History of the Chicken: How This Humble Bird Saved Humanity|William O’Connor|December 27, 2014|DAILY BEAST
All the money from cuts to public education can go toward more tax breaks for hedge-fund types.
Hunger Games Comes to New York State’s Public Schools|Zephyr Teachout|November 26, 2014|DAILY BEAST
Third, the destruction: These hedge-fund managers want to eliminate all limits and oversight of charter schools.
Hunger Games Comes to New York State’s Public Schools|Zephyr Teachout|November 26, 2014|DAILY BEAST
The center-right hedge fund clique known as Third Way, and associated Blue Dogs and hangers on.
One of the Midterms’ Little-Noticed Big Losers: The NRA|Cliff Schecter|November 10, 2014|DAILY BEAST

Laying down several layers, he reasoned, would allow one effectively to print out a small part.
Pioneers in Printing|The Daily Beast|October 21, 2014|DAILY BEAST
Where there is no hedge, the possession shall be spoiled: and where there is no wife, he mourneth that is in want.
The Bible, Douay-Rheims Version|Various
He says that he has sins enough to his account without laying up a reckoning with posterity.
Ancestors|Gertrude Atherton
Of course, you probably realize the difficulty of laying hands on men who know they are wanted, and act accordingly.
Raw Gold|Bertrand W. Sinclair
I will take away the hedge thereof, and it shall be wasted: I will break down the wall thereof, and it shall be trodden down.
The Bible, Douay-Rheims Version|Various
Had cooked up the scheme for pulling it off and had spent a good two weeks laying the groundwork.
Hooded Detective, Volume III No. 2, January, 1942|Various