snake fence

Example Sentences

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Such a man was the Hermit, who dwelt alone in a log cabin where the southern border of the wilderness terminated abruptly at an old snake fence.

From Followers of the Trail by Stecher, William F. (William Frederick)

He returned quickly and said that there was no sign of an ambush, but the snake fence was there and the vine-covered house also.

From The Hero of Ticonderoga or Ethan Allen and his Green Mountain Boys by De Morgan, John

They went down the road to the swamp, climbed the snake fence, followed the path to the old trail and then turned south upon it.

From A Girl of the Limberlost by Stratton-Porter, Gene

Along the left of the field the dark spruce woods came down close to the zigzag snake fence of split rails which bounded Hatch's clearing.

From Hoof and Claw by Roberts, Charles George Douglas, Sir

Baird encountered a snake fence and an almost impassable mat of briers, but even in the darkness he felt sure of his direction, certain of it when he slid down into mud and water.

From Nobody's Child by Dejeans, Elizabeth