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snake fences

snake fences is the plural of snake fence.

Meaning of snake fence

Noun

snake fence (plural snake fences)

  1. (Canada, US) A zigzag fence built from interlocking split logs or young trees, not secured with nails.
    • Snake fences were extravagant in land and in wood, but wood and land were cheaper in Canada in early days than were nails and hinges.1942, Emily Carr, “Beginnings”, in The Book of Small, Toronto, Ont.: Oxford University Press, →OCLC

Questions about snake fences

What is snake fences the plural of?
Snake fences is the plural of snake fence.

Words near snake fences in the dictionary

  1. snake eyes
  2. snake fear
  3. snake feeder
  4. snake feeders
  5. snake fence
  6. snake fences
  7. snake fright
  8. snake fruit
  9. snake fruits
  10. snake game
  11. snake gourd

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