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drift fence
DCHP-1 (pre-1967)
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1† — West
a fence erected to prevent cattle or horses from straying.
Quotations
1951
Billy Dagg had dropped in for coffee on his way to help Eddie Collet and Tim Drainey finish a drift fence.
1964
. . . Dorsey . . . once ran a drift fence between his ranchhouse and the toolshed without any gate whatever in it. . . .
2
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See: deer fence
Quotations
1965
Leading to the caribou crossing-places on lakes or rivers, or at right angles to deeply worn caribou trails, are seen drift fences--rows of stone columns fifty yards or more apart, made by setting rock upon rock to form a man-like silhouette. Some of the drift fences are close to six miles long.
1965
The Indians made similar drift fences, using spruce saplings instead of stones, and the circular pound might be made into a maze of passages between rows of trees, with snares set to capture the animals.