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rail fence

rail fence

noun
a fence made of rails resting on crossed stakes or across one another at an angle.
Also called Virginia fence.


Origin:
1640–50, Americanism
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rail fence

noun
a fence (usually made of split logs laid across each other at an angle) 
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