snake fence
Americannoun
Etymology
Origin of snake fence
An Americanism dating back to 1795–1805
Example Sentences
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The lad shrank back to a recess of the snake fence.
From The Mormon Prophet by Lily Dougall
The next time I find myself firing from behind a snake fence I shall not crowd forward into one of the corners.
From At Plattsburg by Allen French
Harvey's sporting blood was up, and with entire forgetfulness of his exhaustion he crept slowly forward, worming through the brush and long grass behind a snake fence.
From The Short Line War by Merwin-Webster
On the rude snake fence at the back of the pasture sat a boy, with a roll of birch bark in his hands.
From The Watchers of the Trails A Book of Animal Life by Sir Charles George Douglas Roberts
Along the left of the field the dark spruce woods came down close to the zigzag snake fence of split rails which bounded Hatch's clearing.
From Hoof and Claw by Sir Charles George Douglas Roberts
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