worm fence

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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

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

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 worm fence stretched along the road broken by two battered gate posts, and between the road and the house, the lane was crossed by a second fence and gate.

From The Life, Crime, and Capture of John Wilkes Booth by Townsend, George Alfred

On a dim path in thick woods we paused at a worm fence lying squarely across our way.

From The Cavalier by Cable, George Washington