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drift fence 
1 † West a fence erected to prevent cattle or horses from straying.
- 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 See quotes.
See also: deer fence
- 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.
- 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.
- 1951 Billy Dagg had dropped in for coffee on his way to help Eddie Collet and Tim Drainey finish a drift fence.