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well-fenced

  • a word derived from fence.
    fence
    noun
    a barrier enclosing or bordering a field, yard, etc., usually made of vertical posts connected with horizontal sections of sturdy material or materials, as wood, metal, vinyl, or wire, used to prevent entrance, to confine, or to mark a boundary.

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For the more perfect welfare state can flourish only in a well-fenced world that brakes the influx of competing people and products.

From New York Times Oct. 6, 2020

Fish and Wildlife Service and given the run of 150 acres of well-fenced Texas marsh.

From Time Magazine Archive

Few cattle grazed across the Olla's well-fenced acres—and these cattle were of a poor strain, lean Mexican stock that would never run into weight as beef.

From The Ridin' Kid from Powder River by R. M. Brinkerhoff

He built a new house at the entrance of the village, and had a large well-fenced garden, yet, notwithstanding his fences, he never felt himself secure.

From The Parent's Assistant Stories for Children by Maria Edgeworth

As early as 1796, it is described as being a "well-fenced orchard, containing 1200 trees."

From The Falls of Niagara and Other Famous Cataracts by George W. Holley