worm fence
Example Sentences
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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
He was the strongest man I ever knew, and has been known to lift a man of his own weight and throw him over a worm fence.
From The Every-day Life of Abraham Lincoln A Narrative And Descriptive Biography With Pen-Pictures And Personal Recollections By Those Who Knew Him by Browne, Francis F. (Francis Fisher)
A "worm" fence at a little distance scattered beneath the fire, and as he looked up he saw the long rails flying across the field.
From The Battle Ground by Glasgow, Ellen Anderson Gholson
But there was seldom any lack of fruit—beside the orchard, there were trees up and down all the static fence rows—the corner of a worm fence furnishing an ideal seat.
From Dishes & Beverages of the Old South by McCulloch-Williams, Martha
One of the figures in the foreground was a dead Confederate boy, lying in the angle of a worm fence.
From The Creed of the Old South 1865-1915 by Gildersleeve, Basil L. (Basil Lanneau)
