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Meaning of snake fence | Babel Free

Noun CEFR B2

Definitions

A zigzag fence built from interlocking split logs or young trees, not secured with nails.

Canada, US

Examples

“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.”
“A breaker of green uniforms plunges down the slope of Lime Ridge, curls around sugar bushes and thickets, cascades over stone walls and snake fences, as the Fenians come howling down on them, rifles snapping.”

CEFR level

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

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