worm fence

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A worm fence is run around the house to keep the pigs out of the first story.

From Narrative of Richard Lee Mason in the Pioneer West, 1819 by Mason, Richard Lee

A tuft of oxeye daisies in the shelter of a ruinous worm fence attracted him, and he reined the cob from the highway to fetch them.

From The Henchman by Luther, Mark Lee

Meanwhile Si had strolled over a little ways to where an old worm fence had stood when the regiment went into camp.

From Si Klegg, Book 4 (of 6) Experiences Of Si And Shorty On The Great Tullahoma Campaign by McElroy, John

As they drove along the hot road they saw a boy sitting on the top rail of an old-fashioned stake-and-rider worm fence.

From McClure's Magazine December, 1895 by Tarbell, Ida M.

The fences were of various descriptions: hedge, wicker, some few pannel, and the old fashioned zig-zag, known as the "Virginia worm fence"—the hedge and worm fence being the most common.

From The Condition, Elevation, Emigration, and Destiny of the Colored People of the United States by Delany, Martin Robison