fencerow

American  

[fens-roh] / ˈfɛnsˌroʊ /

noun

1. the uncultivated land on each side of and below a fence.

2. any uncultivated strip of land within a field, farm, etc.

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Example Sentences

In his poetry, Mr. Berry pays eloquent homage to the butterfly, the dandelion and the Sycamore leaf, as well as the fencerow, the river and the barn.

From Time • Nov. 20, 2014

Hand sprayers are fine for small gardens, but for bigger jobs around the farm -- such as cleaning up a fencerow with brush killer or spraying fruit trees -- nothing beats a backpack sprayer.

From Time Magazine Archive

The young schoolmaster stopped the team and climbed down from the wagon to stand at the fencerow waiting for Jethro and Ellen to come up from midfield.

From "Across Five Aprils" by Irene Hunt

I know I can carry him if I try hard enough, and I will bury him across the field, near the fencerow, under the big jack oak tree.

From "Sounder" by William H. Armstrong

Stalk land, fallow fields, and brushland, all appeared to be sewn together by wide fencerow stitches of trees.

From "Sounder" by William H. Armstrong