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living fence

living fence noun: a natural boundary formed by densely planting shrubs, trees, or vines in order to create a functional barrier.

Noun

living fence (plural living fences)

  1. A natural boundary formed by densely planting shrubs, trees, or vines in order to create a functional barrier.
    • We are not however to imagine there are no inclosures at all; they have mounds of earth-walls, or living fences, about their gardens.1764, Thomas Harmer, Observations On Various Passages of Scriptures, page 216
    • A short time ago the Orange Judd Farmer gave an illustration of a living fence, cedar trees for posts.1893, T.H. Hoskins, “Pruning Trees In Cold Climates”, in The Canadian Horticulturist, volume 16, page 31

Forms of living fence

pluralliving fences

Questions about living fence

What does living fence mean?
Living fence means a natural boundary formed by densely planting shrubs, trees, or vines in order to create a functional barrier.
What part of speech is living fence?
Living fence is a noun.
What is the plural of living fence?
The plural of living fence is living fences.

Words near living fence in the dictionary

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  2. living donor
  3. living down
  4. living down to
  5. living end
  6. living fence
  7. living fences
  8. living floor
  9. living floors
  10. living for
  11. living fossil

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