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jackleg fences

jackleg fences is the plural of jackleg fence.

Meaning of jackleg fence

Noun

jackleg fence (plural jackleg 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.
    • 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
    Synonyms:
    buck fence

Questions about jackleg fences

What is jackleg fences the plural of?
Jackleg fences is the plural of jackleg fence.

Words near jackleg fences in the dictionary

  1. jackknifes
  2. jackknifing
  3. jackknives
  4. jackleg
  5. jackleg fence
  6. jackleg fences
  7. jacklegged
  8. jacklegs
  9. Jackler
  10. jackless
  11. jacklight

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