rock fence
Americannoun
Etymology
Origin of rock fence
An Americanism dating back to 1895–1900
Example Sentences
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Inside the confines of the rock fence are a small collection of worn headstones with surnames consisting of Atchison, Blizzard, Hiltibidal and Young.
From Seattle Times • May 30, 2018
In the Tallgrass Prairie National Preserve in Kansas it rehabilitated nearly 1,000 feet of rock fence.
From Washington Times • Sep. 28, 2016
He also described arriving in England on Sept. 20, 1944, to discover “the farms are all in little pastures and have a rock fence around them.”
From Washington Times • Mar. 8, 2015
She pointed, and I looked, and there was Old Yeller jumping the rock fence and racing toward the pea patch.
From "Old Yeller" by Fred Gipson
I lifted my gun and laid the barrel across the top of the rock fence.
From "Old Yeller" by Fred Gipson
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