slip-rail

American  

[slip-reyl] / ˈslɪpˌreɪl /

noun

Australian.

1. one of a horizontal set of fence rails that can be removed easily to leave a gateway.

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slip rail British  

noun

1. a rail in a fence that can be slipped out of place to make an opening

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Etymology

Origin of slip-rail

First recorded in 1715–25

Example Sentences

I was half a mind not, but then something seemed to draw me, and I was off my horse and had the slip-rail down before I knew where I was.

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

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.

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.

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.

From Station Amusements in New Zealand by Barker, Lady (Mary Anne)