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

Word History and Origins

Origin of slip-rail¹

First recorded in 1715–25

Example Sentences

None the less was it probable, as her mistress well knew, that if slip-rail or panel was down she would be at her old home by morning light.

From Project Gutenberg

It was pitch dark, and I had just crawled through a slip-rail, making for a pad to Braun's, when I brought up all standing, with my outstretched hands on a horse's rump.

From Project Gutenberg

Darkness had settled down when horse and rider reached the slip-rail at the entrance of the field before Frank’s house.

From Project Gutenberg

"It might be rather a lark—" A sharp sprint brought him up with the other two boys, who were awaiting his arrival seated on the top of a slip-rail, Mollie having gone in search of Prudence and Grizzel.

From Project Gutenberg

So long as he was within the grounds of the house he felt confident and cheerful, but when he reached the slip-rail and looked over into the land beyond he felt some of his courage oozing away.

From Project Gutenberg