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ripgut fence

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English

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Etymology

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From rip (verb) +‎ gut + fence.

Noun

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ripgut fence (plural ripgut fences)

  1. (US) A type of fence made of criss-crossed pairs of wood poles, which was fairly common in western rangeland before the introduction of barbed wire.