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slip-rail

[ slip-reyl ]

noun

, Australian.
  1. one of a horizontal set of fence rails that can be removed easily to leave a gateway.


slip rail

noun

  1. a rail in a fence that can be slipped out of place to make an opening
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012


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Word History and Origins

Origin of slip-rail1

First recorded in 1715–25
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Example Sentences

Not very far off there was a lean horse standing, but he didn't seem to like to come through the slip-rail o' the paddock fence.

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