hardware cloth

noun

: rugged galvanized screening

Examples of hardware cloth in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

Use bulb cages or buried layers of hardware cloth to repel rodents, and try adding tree guards and fencing to fend off larger animals. — Abby Monteil, The Spruce, 28 Oct. 2026

If vole damage is a problem, a cylinder of hardware cloth around the trunk will protect it. — Pam Rosendal, Denver Post, 27 Sep. 2026

To protect a specific area, such as a garden, Parker recommends properly installing snake fencing made from quarter-inch hardware cloth, which can help keep even newborn copperheads from squeezing through. — Rachel Silva, Martha Stewart, 19 Aug. 2026

Rabbits can be kept out with a fence that’s 30 inches tall and made from hardware cloth or chicken wire with one-inch diameter holes to keep out the babies, too. — Arricca Elin Sansone, Southern Living, 21 July 2026

Word History

First Known Use

1894, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for hardware cloth

• broadcloth
• cheesecloth
• loincloth
• neckcloth
• oilcloth
• sackcloth
• washcloth
• zeroth
• broth
• doth
• froth
• goth