hedgerow

[ hej-roh ]
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noun
  1. a row of bushes or trees forming a hedge.

Origin of hedgerow

1
before 950; Middle English; Old English heggerewe.See hedge, row1

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How to use hedgerow in a sentence

  • Then searching in and out the hedgerow for favourite seeds, and singing, singing all the while, verily a 'song without an end.'

    The Hills and the Vale | Richard Jefferies
  • The pond by the hedgerow was sealed with ice, and he suffered much from the lack of his customary food.

    Creatures of the Night | Alfred W. Rees
  • Soon the haze lifted, leaving the dew thick on the grass by the ditch, and on the moss and the ivy in the hedgerow bank.

    Creatures of the Night | Alfred W. Rees
  • Disappointed, the fox turned towards the uplands and crossed the hedgerow into the nearest stubble.

    Creatures of the Night | Alfred W. Rees

British Dictionary definitions for hedgerow

hedgerow

/ (ˈhɛdʒˌrəʊ) /


noun
  1. a hedge of shrubs or low trees growing along a bank, esp one bordering a field or lane

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