snake fence
Americannoun
Etymology
Origin of snake fence
An Americanism dating back to 1795–1805
Example Sentences
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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
Longstreet was seated at the top of a snake fence at the edge of the wood, and looking perfectly calm and imperturbed.
From Three Months in the Southern States, April-June 1863 by Arthur James Lyon Fremantle
After a mile and a half we came to the corner of a snake fence.
From The Forest by Stewart Edward White
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
Relieved that he was not to spend the night without food and fire, he vaulted the "snake" fence, and strode to the back door.
From The Rules of the Game by Stewart Edward White
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