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SPLIT RAIL
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Dictionary entry overview: What does split rail mean?
• SPLIT RAIL (noun)
The noun SPLIT RAIL has 1 sense:
1. a rail that is split from a log
Familiarity information: SPLIT RAIL used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
A rail that is split from a log
Classified under:
Nouns denoting man-made objects
Synonyms:
fence rail; split rail
Hypernyms ("split rail" is a kind of...):
rail (a horizontal bar (usually of wood or metal))
Holonyms ("split rail" is a part of...):
rail fence; split-rail fence (a fence (usually made of split logs laid across each other at an angle))
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