roundpole
nounEtymology From round + pole.
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An unsplit young tree, used as a construction material.
- Maybe the buildings would need some doctoring, but there's sure some roundpole corrals that would make your mouth water.1916, B.M. Bower, The Phantom Herd:
- Much of the early work on roundpole construction was undertaken by Buro Happold at Hooke Park.2008, Sandy Halliday, Sustainable Construction, →ISBN, page 156:
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- Their backyard was wide open, separated from the other houses only by a roundpole fence that Mum had built in order to keep out the Caddells' dog.2016, Erika Johansen, The Fate of the Tearling, →ISBN:
- Derived terms
- roundpole fence