zigzag fence

Example Sentences

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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

One day his wanderings brought him to the edge of the wilderness where, inclosed by a zigzag fence of rails, he caught his first glimpse of human habitation.

From Followers of the Trail by Stecher, William F. (William Frederick)

He climbed the zigzag fence with some labour and at the expense of a few of his cherries.

From Tales from Bohemia by Stephens, Robert Neilson

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.

I soon arrived at the zigzag fence bounding the fields of Gayarre; for we were still upon the very borders of his plantation.

From The Quadroon Adventures in the Far West by Reid, Mayne