Virginia fence

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Or does it educate in inductive philosophy to chase a pig through a Virginia fence?

From Russell H. Conwell by Burr, Agnes Rush

They will be so much magnified as to present very much the appearance of a Virginia fence.

From Sevenoaks by Holland, J. G. (Josiah Gilbert)

Afterwards, the prevailing fences were log ones, with sometimes a Virginia fence, or else rails slanted over crossed stakes,—and these zigzagged or played leap-frog all the way to the lake, keeping just ahead of us.

From The Atlantic Monthly, Volume 02, No. 08, June 1858 by Various

This particular cow inhabited a small paddock by the roadside, which was enclosed by a Virginia fence, and contained very little grass, and no provision for shade and shelter.

From The Three Brides, Love in a Cottage, and Other Tales by Durivage, Francis A. (Francis Alexander)

The logs were laid one above another, to the height of four feet, intersecting at the corners of the houses like the rails of a Virginia fence.

From The Atlantic Monthly, Volume 18, No. 105, July 1866 by Various