fence month en · NOUN
Meanings
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(colloquial, dated) The month in which female deer are fawning, when hunting is prohibited.
Merfis vetitus, fence month, or defence month
1644, Edw[ard] Coke, The Fourth Part of the Institutes of the Laws of England. […], London: […] M[iles] Flesher, for W[illiam] Lee, and D[aniel] Pakeman, →OCLC:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| fence months | Number=Plur | lexicographic |