jackleg fence
jackleg fence noun: a fence constructed with wooden posts attached to form Xs and a top rail resting where they cross, or rails nailed on either side.
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Noun
jackleg fence (plural jackleg fences)
- A fence constructed with wooden posts attached to form Xs and a top rail resting where they cross, or rails nailed on either side.
- The wind had blown the snow against the jackleg fences, and now only the top rail and anchor posts peeked out from beneath the drifts.1985, Sally Garrett, chapter 13, in Northern Fires, New York: Harlequin, page 213
- More meadowlarks were perching along the poles of the jackleg fence, their necklaced throats throbbing as they sang to the Sun.1991, Patricia Nell Warren, chapter 36, in One Is the Sun, New York: Ballantine, page 489
- Synonyms:
- buck fence
Synonyms of jackleg fence
Forms of jackleg fence
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Questions about jackleg fence
- What does jackleg fence mean?
- Jackleg fence means a fence constructed with wooden posts attached to form Xs and a top rail resting where they cross, or rails nailed on either side.
- What part of speech is jackleg fence?
- Jackleg fence is a noun.
- What is the plural of jackleg fence?
- The plural of jackleg fence is jackleg fences.
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