worm fence

Example Sentences

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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

I rode in advance, and found that about a half mile ahead there was a little knoll of cleared land, comparatively dry, and skirted by a high, worm fence of good oak rails.

From Campaign of Battery D, First Rhode Island light artillery. by Parker, Ezra Knight

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

I looked earnestly forward, and on each side, in search of some token of human residence; but the spots of cultivation, the well-pole, the worm fence, and the hayrick, were nowhere to be seen.

From Edgar Huntly or, Memoirs of a Sleep-Walker by Brown, Charles Brockden

He makes a dash at the ink-bottle every twenty seconds, places the third finger and thumb of his left hand on his paper, and scratches away at his worm fence like one possessed. 

From Lights and Shadows of New York Life or, the Sights and Sensations of the Great City by McCabe, James Dabney