picket fence

pick·et fence

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Definitions of picket fence words

noun picket fence a fence consisting of pickets or pales nailed to horizontal stringers between upright posts. 1
noun picket fence fence made of wooden stakes or posts 1
countable noun picket fence A picket fence is a fence made of pointed wooden sticks fixed into the ground, with pieces of wood nailed across them. 0
noun picket fence a fence consisting of pickets supported at close regular intervals by being driven into the ground, by interlacing with strong wire, or by nailing to horizontal timbers fixed to posts in the ground 0
noun picket fence a fence made of upright pales or stakes 0

before 1790

One of the 43% newest English words

An Americanism dating back to 1790-1800

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