Virginia rail fence

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Apparently, the three fellows perched on the Virginia rail fence had agreed to wait for others who were to join them in starting for the favorite "swimmin' hole," for their conversation betrayed this fact.

From Afloat or, Adventures on Watery Trails by Douglas, Alan

The six-muled teams appeared in a few moments and were whipped up alongside of the Virginia rail fence.

From Charles Carleton Coffin War Correspondent, Traveller, Author, and Statesman by Griffis, William Elliot

At that time I weighed one hundred and ninety pounds, was in vigorous health and strength, tough as hickory, and could go over or through a Virginia rail fence as deftly as a mule.

From The Story of a Cannoneer Under Stonewall Jackson by Moore, Edward A.