split rail

a wooden rail split lengthwise from a log and commonly used in rustic rail and post fencing.

Origin of split rail

1820–30; Americanism

split pea, split pelvis, split personality, split-phase, split pin, split rail, split renal-function test, split ring, split roll, split run, splits

For all that, in the evening he reached the split-rail fence at Kelshope.
Northwest!|Harold Bindloss
There was a grass-field, enclosed by split-rail fence, and manured.
Through Arctic Lapland|Cutcliffe Hyne
As he made for it, he fell into a split-rail fence, some of which he knocked down until he could climb over it.
The Greater Power|Harold Bindloss
Mrs. Robin wanted it on the end of the second rail from the top of the split-rail fence.
Among the Meadow People|Clara Dillingham Pierson

单词	split rail
释义	split rail noun a wooden rail split lengthwise from a log and commonly used in rustic rail and post fencing. Origin of split rail 1820–30; Americanism Words nearby split rail split pea, split pelvis, split personality, split-phase, split pin, split rail, split renal-function test, split ring, split roll, split run, splits Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for split rail For all that, in the evening he reached the split-rail fence at Kelshope. Northwest!\|Harold Bindloss There was a grass-field, enclosed by split-rail fence, and manured. Through Arctic Lapland\|Cutcliffe Hyne As he made for it, he fell into a split-rail fence, some of which he knocked down until he could climb over it. The Greater Power\|Harold Bindloss Mrs. Robin wanted it on the end of the second rail from the top of the split-rail fence. Among the Meadow People\|Clara Dillingham Pierson
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