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sunk fence

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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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Nearby words

  1. sunglasses,
  2. sunglow,
  3. sungrebe,
  4. sunhat,
  5. sunk,
  6. sunk relief,
  7. sunken,
  8. sunken garden,
  9. sunket,
  10. sunlamp

Origin of sunk fence

First recorded in 1755–65
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Examples from the Web for sunk fence

  • Footsteps fell on their ears, on the path which threaded the lawn just beyond the sunk-fence.

    Huntingtower|John Buchan
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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