Virginia fence
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Virginia fence
n.
See worm fence.
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snake′ fence`
n.
a fence, zigzag in plan, made of rails resting across one another at an angle.
[1795–1805, Amer.]
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Noun | 1. | Virginia fence - rail fence consisting of a zigzag of interlocking rails rail fence - a fence (usually made of split logs laid across each other at an angle) |
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