worm fence
Americannoun
Etymology
Origin of worm fence
An Americanism dating back to 1645–55
Example Sentences
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The Mormons in most cases fired from their houses, while the Antis found such shelter as they could in a cornfield and along a worm fence.
From The Story of the Mormons, from the date of their origin to the year 1901 by Linn, William Alexander
A worm fence stretched along the road broken by two battered gate posts, and between the road and the house, the lane was crossed by a second fence and gate.
From The Life, Crime, and Capture of John Wilkes Booth by Townsend, George Alfred
When used in this way the lines of fence may be 300 to 600 yds. long, in plan like a worm fence, with the blockhouse at the reëntrant angles.
From Manual of Military Training Second, Revised Edition by Moss, James A. (James Alfred)
On a dim path in thick woods we paused at a worm fence lying squarely across our way.
From The Cavalier by Cable, George Washington
Allemand, the pilot, had lost his head and was steering a course crooked as a worm fence.
From Heralds of Empire Being the Story of One Ramsay Stanhope, Lieutenant to Pierre Radisson in the Northern Fur Trade by Laut, Agnes C. (Agnes Christina)
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