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Definition of Sunk fence
1. Noun. A ditch with one side being a retaining wall; used to divide lands without defacing the landscape.
Lexicographical Neighbors of Sunk Fence
Literary usage of Sunk fence
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Cottage Residences: Or, A Series of Designs for Rural Cottages and Cottage by Andrew Jackson Downing (1856)
"... river is also in grass, but which here, however, is kept short by the pasturage
of a cow, or a few sheep. Instead of this fence of pales a sunk fence or ..."
2. Cottage Residences: Or, A Series of Designs for Rural Cottages and Cottage by Andrew Jackson Downing (1856)
"Instead of this fence of pales a sunk fence or ha-ha, might be preferred, and
where stone is abundant it would not be more expensive. ..."
3. On Planting and Rural Ornament: A Practical Treatise by Marshall (William), Mr Marshall (1803)
"BESIDES the sunk fence, another sort of unseen barrier may be made, though by no
means equal to that; especially if near the eye. ..."
4. The Forester: A Practical Treatise on the Planting, Rearing, and General by James Brown (1861)
"The sunk fence is one which, from its very name, is meant to be hidden. It is a
fence often to be met with upon noblemen's and gentlemen's estates of old ..."
5. The Forester =: Or, A Practical Treatise on the Planting, Rearing, and by James Brown (1882)
"The sunk fence is one which, from its very name, is meant to be hidden. It is a
fence often to be met with upon noblemen's and gentlemen's estates of old ..."
6. The Forester: A Practical Treatise on Planting and Tending of Forest Trees by James Brown (1894)
"The sunk fence is one which, from its very name, is meant to be hidden. It is a
fence often to be met with upon good estates of old standing, ..."
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