| 单词 | fence corner |
| 释义 | > as lemmasfence corner fence corner n. U.S. (a) one of the four corners of a fenced enclosure; (b) one of the many angles made by a zig-zag rail fence; also attributive. ΘΚΠ the world > space > relative position > condition of being external > enclosing or enclosure > [noun] > an enclosed space or place > an enclosed piece of ground > by a fence or paling > corner of fence corner1832 1832 J. P. Kennedy Swallow Barn I. xi. 153 He slowly went to the fence corner, and untied his horse. 1846 J. J. Hooper Some Adventures Simon Suggs i. 14 Simon and Bill were in a fence corner very earnestly engaged at ‘seven up’. 1855 Knickerbocker 45 197 Posting himself at night in a fence-corner, he saw her at one end of a hollow log. 1874 E. Eggleston Circuit Rider xxviii. 272 Patty climbed upon a fence-corner. 1876 Daily News 5 Oct. 6/1 He sallies from his siesta in a fence corner. 1901 S. E. White Claim Jumpers iv. 64 It was..not as large as a good-sized rat, quite smaller than our own fence-corner chipmunks of the East. < as lemmas |
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