fencerow

fence·row | \ ˈfen(t)s-ˌrō

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Definition of fencerow

: the land occupied by a fence including the uncultivated area on each side

Examples of fencerow in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web The field was a half-mile wide, bordered by a fencerow on the western end, where a pile of rocks stacked over years of the plow turning them up and farm boys following in the wake, tossing them to the pile. — Steve Meyer, Anchorage Daily News, "A chilly morning, a North Dakota wheat field, a flock of geese and the gift of a lifetime," 30 Nov. 2019 The clover is gone and the fencerows are clean and mowed eliminating weeds. — Dick Crum, Indianapolis Star, "Dr. Dirt: Pansies fade away with summer weather," 30 June 2017

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15 Dec 2019

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“Fencerow.” The Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster Inc., https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/fencerow. Accessed 18 January 2020.

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