out-fencen.
/ˈaʊtˌfɛns/, U.S. /ˈaʊtˌfɛns/ Now historical.
An outer or boundary fence.
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the world > space > relative position > condition of being external > edge, border, or margin > boundary > [noun] > land-boundary > boundary fence
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the world > space > relative position > closed or shut condition > that which or one who closes or shuts > a barrier > [noun] > hedge or fence > boundary hedge or fence
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the world > space > relative position > condition of being external > edge, border, or margin > boundary > [noun] > land-boundary > boundary mark > hedge, fence, or wall
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boundary fence1857
boundary-wall1864
1647 A. Eyre Diary 17 Mar. in C. Jackson et al. Yorks. Diaries (1877) 17 I..wished him to repaire the out-fences thereof.
1662 in A. Perry & C. S. Brigham Early Rec. Portsmouth (Rhode Island) (1901) 116 All out fences that are fower foout and a halfe high shall be Judged sufitient.
1769 Aclome Inclos. Act 13 The out-fences of all the lands..shall be well and sufficiently made.
1797 T. Wright Autobiogr. (1864) 41 Without putting down a pit within the stakes of any of the out-fences.
1806 T. Rumney Diary 20 Sept. in A. W. Rumney From Old South-sea House (1914) xxi. 326 Glossop walked a considerable distance upon the out fence wall, and took stones frequently from off the top of it.
1961 A. J. Schmidt Yeoman in Tudor & Stuart Eng. 49 (caption) K. The outfence. L. The outfence set with stone fruit.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2004; most recently modified version published online March 2022).
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