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Meaning of buck fence | Babel Free

Noun CEFR B2

Definitions

A fence constructed with wooden posts attached to form Xs and a top rail resting where they cross, or rails nailed on either side.

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Examples

“[…] he sat down weakly on the lower bar of the buck fence and burst into tears […]”
“A stone cross was erected in March 1999 to mark the spot where Matthew Shepard was found lashed to a buck fence on the high plains east of Laramie, Wyoming.”

CEFR level

B2
Upper Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B2 vocabulary — upper intermediate level.
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