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roundpole fence

roundpole fence noun: a kind of wooden fence, typical of the Scandinavian countryside, usually made from unsplit young trees.

roundpole fence: a kind of wooden fence, typical of the Scandinavian countryside, usually made from unsplit young...
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Noun

roundpole fence (plural roundpole fences)

  1. A kind of wooden fence, typical of the Scandinavian countryside, usually made from unsplit young trees.
    • In these farmer-owned forests, dead juniper bushes and the remains of old roundpole fences are common.2009, J Nitare, Åtgärdsprogram för bombmurkla 2010–2014 (Sarcosoma globosum)
    • Their backyard was wide open, separated from the other houses only by a roundpole fence that Mum had built in order to keep out the Caddells' dog.2016, Erika Johansen, The Fate of the Tearling, →ISBN

Forms of roundpole fence

pluralroundpole fences

Questions about roundpole fence

What does roundpole fence mean?
Roundpole fence means a kind of wooden fence, typical of the Scandinavian countryside, usually made from unsplit young trees.
What part of speech is roundpole fence?
Roundpole fence is a noun.
What is the plural of roundpole fence?
The plural of roundpole fence is roundpole fences.

Words near roundpole fence in the dictionary

  1. roundnose grenadiers
  2. roundnosed
  3. roundoff
  4. roundoffs
  5. roundpole
  6. roundpole fence
  7. roundpole fences
  8. roundrect
  9. roundrects
  10. rounds
  11. rounds down

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