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ripgut fence

ripgut fence noun: a type of fence made of criss-crossed pairs of wood poles, which was fairly common in western rangeland before the introduction of barbed wire.

Noun

ripgut fence (plural ripgut fences)

  1. (US) A type of fence made of criss-crossed pairs of wood poles, which was fairly common in western rangeland before the introduction of barbed wire.

Forms of ripgut fence

pluralripgut fences

Origin of ripgut fence

From rip (verb) + gut + fence.

Questions about ripgut fence

What does ripgut fence mean?
Ripgut fence means a type of fence made of criss-crossed pairs of wood poles, which was fairly common in western rangeland before the introduction of barbed wire.
What part of speech is ripgut fence?
Ripgut fence is a noun.
What is the plural of ripgut fence?
The plural of ripgut fence is ripgut fences.

Words near ripgut fence in the dictionary

  1. Riperton
  2. ripes
  3. ripest
  4. ripgut
  5. ripgut brome
  6. ripgut fence
  7. ripgut fences
  8. ripgut grass
  9. Riphaean
  10. Riphagen
  11. Riphagens

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