snake fence
Americannoun
Etymology
Origin of snake fence
An Americanism dating back to 1795–1805
Example Sentences
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Lucy tied the halter to the snake fence, and returned to the group on the grass, who were already justifying their claims regarding their appetite by an indiscriminate slaughter of sandwiches.
From Peggy Raymond's Vacation or Friendly Terrace Transplanted by Harriet L.
She peeped through the snake fence at the luscious rich masses of red clover.
From The Doctor : a Tale of the Rockies by Connor, Ralph
Such a man was the Hermit, who dwelt alone in a log cabin where the southern border of the wilderness terminated abruptly at an old snake fence.
From Followers of the Trail by Stecher, William F. (William Frederick)
The lad shrank back to a recess of the snake fence.
From The Mormon Prophet by Dougall, Lily
He returned quickly and said that there was no sign of an ambush, but the snake fence was there and the vine-covered house also.
From The Hero of Ticonderoga or Ethan Allen and his Green Mountain Boys by De Morgan, John
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