hardware cloth

noun

: rugged galvanized screening

Examples of hardware cloth in a Sentence

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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 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 1 Nov. 2026.

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