worm fence
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Noun (1)
- rail fence consisting of a zigzag of interlocking railsSynonyms: snake fencesnake-rail fenceVirginia fenceType of rail fence, split-rail fence
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Webster's Dictionary (1913)
Worm fence
a zigzag fence composed of rails crossing one another at their ends; — called also snake fence, or Virginia rail fence.
From the entry Fence.
Worm fence
. See under Fence.
From the entry Worm.
Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913), from GCIDE 0.54