Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- noun The uncultivated land on each side of a fence.
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- noun The
land adjacent to afence
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Examples
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Back in the early 80s, when fencerow to fencerow farming was devastating pheasant populations, I can remember going hunting with my cousin one day.
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Back in the early 80s, when fencerow to fencerow farming was devastating pheasant populations, I can remember going hunting with my cousin one day.
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A weedy ditch, brushy draw, overgrown fencerow, saddle, or line of dark timber are all good bets.
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Nixon, in an attempt to secure the farm vote in the 1972 election, directed his Secretary of Agriculture Earl Butz, (who was often referred to, among other things, as "Secretary of Agribusiness") to instruct subsidized farmers to plant "fencerow to fencerow" with soy and corn.
Susan Yager: Corn Sugar or High Fructose Corn Syrup? Which Is Worse? 2010
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Nixon, in an attempt to secure the farm vote in the 1972 election, directed his Secretary of Agriculture Earl Butz, (who was often referred to, among other things, as "Secretary of Agribusiness") to instruct subsidized farmers to plant "fencerow to fencerow" with soy and corn.
Susan Yager: Corn Sugar or High Fructose Corn Syrup? Which Is Worse? 2010
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A brushy fencerow or a patch of locust trees that juts out into a field — a big buck feels safe in these types of locations.
Five Deer Hunting Secrets from an Illinois Trophy Whitetail Expert 2007
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At the edge of town, the riders who had followed us turned off and disappeared behind a fencerow overgrown with blackberry bushes.
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In denser habitat, get closer if necessary and sit in a brushy fencerow, an abandoned building, or a high tree stand.
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At the edge of town, the riders who had followed us turned off and disappeared behind a fencerow overgrown with blackberry bushes.
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History of a small area: a roadside fencerow 1920-1940
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