Definition of cockatoo fence in English:

cockatoo fence

noun

Australian

An improvised fence made from logs and branches.
the wall had replaced an old cockatoo fence I remembered in my childhood
Example sentencesExamples
- We have at least six conflicting descriptions or illustrations of a cockatoo fence, with no real way of determining which has historical priority.
- A cockatoo fence was round the barley.
- He decided not to pitch his tent near the other men and picked out a grassy spot near a cockatoo fence, some distance away.
- The cockatoo fence consists of forked sticks driven into the ground, and saplings or young trees laid across them.
- He noted a derelict fence that he called a cockatoo fence, and though he did not describe it, he provided a diagram of the structure.
- The cockatoo fence is of a more accommodating nature than either of the foregoing types of fence.
- It made a grunting, coughing noise and was coming from the bush on the other side of the cockatoo fence.
- These descriptions of cockatoo fences suggest some form of brush fence or log fence.
- The trees themselves are woven with their branches into the stout cockatoo fence.
- He has surrounded his demesne with a cockatoo fence of logs.

Origin

Mid 19th century: perhaps from cockatoo in the sense 'small-scale farmer', or from the bird's habit of sitting with others in a row on fences.

单词	cockatoo fence
释义	Definition of cockatoo fence in English: cockatoo fence noun Australian An improvised fence made from logs and branches. the wall had replaced an old cockatoo fence I remembered in my childhood Example sentencesExamples We have at least six conflicting descriptions or illustrations of a cockatoo fence, with no real way of determining which has historical priority. A cockatoo fence was round the barley. He decided not to pitch his tent near the other men and picked out a grassy spot near a cockatoo fence, some distance away. The cockatoo fence consists of forked sticks driven into the ground, and saplings or young trees laid across them. He noted a derelict fence that he called a cockatoo fence, and though he did not describe it, he provided a diagram of the structure. The cockatoo fence is of a more accommodating nature than either of the foregoing types of fence. It made a grunting, coughing noise and was coming from the bush on the other side of the cockatoo fence. These descriptions of cockatoo fences suggest some form of brush fence or log fence. The trees themselves are woven with their branches into the stout cockatoo fence. He has surrounded his demesne with a cockatoo fence of logs. Origin Mid 19th century: perhaps from cockatoo in the sense 'small-scale farmer', or from the bird's habit of sitting with others in a row on fences.
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