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worm fence

–noun
Chiefly Midland U.S. snake fence.

Origin:
1645–55, Americanism

snake fence

–noun
a fence, zigzag in plan, made of rails resting across one another at an angle.
Also called Virginia fence, Virginia rail fence, worm fence.


Origin:
1795–1805, Americanism
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worm fence  
n.  A fence of crossed rails supporting one another and forming a zigzag pattern. Also called snake fence, Virginia fence.
The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
Copyright © 2009 by Houghton Mifflin Company.
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