hardware cloth

noun

: rugged galvanized screening

Examples of hardware cloth in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

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

The best way to do it is to install hardware cloth or wire mesh skirting around these spots or bury them a few inches into the ground so skunks can’t dig under. — Michelle Mastro, The Spruce, 1 July 2026

Vents go high on at least two walls, covered with hardware cloth. — Ryan Brennan, Charlotte Observer, 30 June 2026

Lay Down Chicken Wire or Hardware Cloth Protect your seedlings or bulbs by covering them with chicken wire or hardware cloth. — Nashia Baker, Martha Stewart, 25 June 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