First recorded in 1715–25
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Darkness had settled down when horse and rider reached the slip-rail at the entrance of the field before Frank’s house.
From Frank Oldfield Lost and Found by Wilson, Theodore P.
And Meg let down the slip-rail, put it back in its place with trembling fingers, and fled in wild haste through the two remaining paddocks.
From Seven Little Australians by Turner, Ethel Sybil
They had reached the slip-rail and were climbing over, when a tall man appeared from the garden of Drink Between.
From The Happy Adventurers by Middleton, Lydia Miller
Another slip-rail lowered, they drew up at the foot of a steepish hill, beside a sandy little vegetable garden, a shed and a pump.
From The Getting of Wisdom by Richardson, Henry Handel
It was pitch dark, and I had just crawled through a slip-rail, making for a pad to Braun's, when I brought up all standing, with my outstretched hands on a horse's rump.
From From Chart House to Bush Hut Being the Record of a Sailor's 7 Years in the Queensland Bush by Bryde, Charles W. L.
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