sunk fence
1Sunk fence — Sunk Sunk, imp. & p. p. of {Sink}. [1913 Webster] {Sunk fence}, a ditch with a retaining wall, used to divide lands without defacing a landscape; a ha ha. [1913 Webster] …
2sunk fence — sunk′ fence′ n. bui a wall or other barrier set in a ditch to divide lands without marring the landscape Also called ha ha II Etymology: 1755–65 …
3sunk fence — noun a ditch with one side being a retaining wall; used to divide lands without defacing the landscape • Syn: ↑ha ha, ↑haw haw • Hypernyms: ↑ditch * * * noun : a ditch with a retaining wall used to divide lands without defacing a landscape called …
4sunk fence — noun Date: circa 1771 a ditch with a retaining wall used to divide lands without defacing a landscape called also ha ha …
5sunk fence — a wall or other barrier set in a ditch to divide lands without marring the landscape. [1755 65] * * * …
6sunk fence — noun a ha ha …
7sunk fence — /sʌŋk ˈfɛns/ (say sungk fens) noun See ha ha2 …
8Sunk — Sunk, imp. & p. p. of {Sink}. [1913 Webster] {Sunk fence}, a ditch with a retaining wall, used to divide lands without defacing a landscape; a ha ha. [1913 Webster] …
9Fence Colliery — was a small colliery sunk at the lower end of the village of Fence, South Yorkshire, England alongside the main Sheffield to Worksop road in the 1840s, shortly before the opening of the North Midland Railway through the Rother Valley. History The …
10sunkfence — sunk fence n. A walled ditch or sunken obstacle, such as a hedge, serving especially as a barrier to livestock without impairing the view or scenic appeal. Also called ha ha2. * * * …
