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buck fences

buck fences is the plural of buck fence.

Meaning of buck fence

Noun

buck fence (plural buck fences)

  1. (US) A fence constructed with wooden posts attached to form Xs and a top rail resting where they cross, or rails nailed on either side.
    • […] he sat down weakly on the lower bar of the buck fence and burst into tears […]1922, Honoré Willsie, chapter 2, in Judith of the Godless Valley, New York: Frederick A. Stokes, page 29
    Synonyms:
    jackleg fence

Questions about buck fences

What is buck fences the plural of?
Buck fences is the plural of buck fence.

Words near buck fences in the dictionary

  1. buck danced
  2. buck dances
  3. buck dancing
  4. buck down
  5. buck fence
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  7. buck fever
  8. buck fifties
  9. buck fifty
  10. buck for
  11. buck general

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