buck fence

noun

Definitions

  1. A fence constructed with wooden posts attached to form Xs and a top rail resting where…

    A fence constructed with wooden posts attached to form Xs and a top rail resting where they cross, or rails nailed on either side.

    • […] he sat down weakly on the lower bar of the buck fence and burst into tears […]
    • A stone cross was erected in March 1999 to mark the spot where Matthew Shepard was found lashed to a buck fence on the high plains east of Laramie, Wyoming.

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