split rail

American  

noun

1. a wooden rail split lengthwise from a log and commonly used in rustic rail and post fencing.

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Etymology

Origin of split rail

1820–30;

Example Sentences

To get there, we drove past split rail fences, fields of black-eyed Susans and grassy fields alternated with acres of burned trees and black stumps.

From Seattle Times

They split rails and made harnesses and drove ambulances.

From Washington Post

A cedar split rail fence borders the 1/3 acre lot and encompasses several features for young explorers.

From Washington Times

I scrambled over the white split rail fence and carefully picked my way past the sharpened stakes of the interior fence.

From Literature

A split rail caused the derailment of two locomotives and 13 loaded gondola cars transporting scrap metal.

From Washington Post