zigzag fence
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A zigzag fence is called in the Middle States a worm or “snake” fence.
From The Religious Sentiment Its Source and Aim: A Contribution to the Science and Philosophy of Religion by Brinton, Daniel Garrison
It is said that the zigzag fence, so commonly used by farmers and others, was originally introduced into this country by African slaves.
From The Colored Inventor A Record of Fifty Years by Baker, Henry E.
She sat down on the ruined and crumbling panel of a zigzag fence to rest and to wait for light.
From Susan Lenox: Her Fall and Rise by Phillips, David Graham
A faintly lined path led from the house through a gate in a zigzag fence and up to the base of her fortress.
From Susan Lenox: Her Fall and Rise by Phillips, David Graham
Fortunately he found that there was a perceptible declivity as he approached the water, and not merely that, but that one of the rails of the zigzag fence had been detached.
From Wau-nan-gee or the Massacre at Chicago A Romance of the American Revolution by Richardson, Major John
