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noun
a wall or other barrier set in a ditch to divide lands without marring the landscape.
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Origin of sunk fence
First recorded in 1755–65
Words nearby sunk fence
sun hemp, sunk, sunken, sunken garden, sunket, sunk fence, Sun King, sunk relief, sunlamp, sunless, sun letter
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British Dictionary definitions for sunk fence
sunk fence
noun
a ditch, one side of which is made into a retaining wall so as to enclose an area of land while remaining hidden in the total landscapeAlso called: ha-ha
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