slip-rail
[ slip-reyl ]
nounAustralian.
one of a horizontal set of fence rails that can be removed easily to leave a gateway.
Origin of slip-rail
1First recorded in 1715–25
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How to use slip-rail in a sentence
Not very far off there was a lean horse standing, but he didn't seem to like to come through the slip-rail o' the paddock fence.
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British Dictionary definitions for slip rail
slip rail
noun
Australian and NZ a rail in a fence that can be slipped out of place to make an opening
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