hardware cloth

noun

: rugged galvanized screening

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For best results, bury ¼ to ½ inch hardware cloth so that 1 foot of the cloth is exposed above the soil line. Lauren Landers, Better Homes & Gardens, 4 Mar. 2026 Use wire hardware cloth, or plastic or woven netting to ward off birds, chipmunks, and similar strawberry fanciers. Apply a balanced, slow-release granular 10-10-10 fertilizer in the spring and again in autumn. Nadia Hassani, The Spruce, 24 Feb. 2026 Protect young trees with a hardware cloth tube. Arricca Elin Sansone, Southern Living, 15 Feb. 2026 Surrounding your garden with a hardware cloth fence and a shock wire on top will do wonders. Joan Morris, Mercury News, 26 Jan. 2026 See All Example Sentences for hardware cloth

Word History

First Known Use

1894, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of hardware cloth was in 1894

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“Hardware cloth.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/hardware%20cloth. Accessed 14 Mar. 2026.

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