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fedge

/fɛd͡ʒ/

fedge noun: a fence made up of living plants, especially willow, thus somewhat resembling a hedge.

fedge: a fence made up of living plants, especially willow, thus somewhat resembling a hedge
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Noun

fedge (plural fedges)

  1. A fence made up of living plants, especially willow, thus somewhat resembling a hedge.
    • What do you get when you cross a fence with a hedge? The answer is a fedge, which you can make by weaving fresh willow branches together, with their bases nestled into moist soil so they take root and grow. You can start a fedge with willow or other woody cuttings gathered from woods or roadsides...2006, Barbara Pleasant, Easy Garden Projects to Make, Build, and Grow: 200 Do-it-yourself Ideas to Help You Grow Your Best Garden Ever, Dublin, N.H.: Yankee Publishing, →ISBN, page 254
    • Fast growing and quick to take root, even from a cut stem, willow is a great sustainable resource that can be used to make living fences, or fedges – as well as retaining structures, arches, and arbours. The best time to make your own fedge is in the winter when the willow is dormant.2011, Alice Bowe, High-Impact, Low-Carbon Gardening: 1001 Ways to Garden Sustainably, Portland, Or.: Timber Press, →ISBN, page 79

Examples of fedge in a sentence

  • The answer is a fedge, which you can make by weaving fresh willow branches together, with their bases nestled into moist soil so they take root and grow.2006, Barbara Pleasant, Easy Garden Projects to Make, Build, and Grow: 200 Do-it-yourself Ideas to Help You Grow Your Best Garden Ever...
  • Ryan Kelly has a young fedge (a living willow hedge).2015 February 7, Helen Yemm, “Thorny problems: How can I soften a brick wall with plants?”, in The Daily Telegraph (London), page G7:

Forms of fedge

pluralfedges

Origin of fedge

Blend of fence + hedge.

Words that rhyme with fedge

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Questions about fedge

What does fedge mean?
Fedge means a fence made up of living plants, especially willow, thus somewhat resembling a hedge.
How do you use fedge in a sentence?
The answer is a fedge, which you can make by weaving fresh willow branches together, with their bases nestled into moist soil so they take root and grow.
What part of speech is fedge?
Fedge is a noun.
How do you pronounce fedge?
Fedge is pronounced /fɛd͡ʒ/.
What is the plural of fedge?
The plural of fedge is fedges.

Words near fedge in the dictionary

  1. fedexed
  2. FedExer
  3. FedExers
  4. fedexes
  5. fedexing
  6. fedge
  7. fedges
  8. fedgov
  9. fedi
  10. fedifragous
  11. Fedir

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