Definition of hedge

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Hedge (n.) A thicket of bushes, usually thorn bushes; especially, such a thicket planted as a fence between any two portions of land; and also any sort of shrubbery, as evergreens, planted in a line or as a fence; particularly, such a thicket planted round a field to fence it, or in rows to separate the parts of a garden..

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Hayward :: Hayward (n.) An officer who is appointed to guard hedges, and to keep cattle from breaking or cropping them, and whose further duty it is to impound animals found running at large..
Pinnock :: Pinnock (n.) The hedge sparrow.
Stake :: Stake (v. t.) A piece of wood, usually long and slender, pointed at one end so as to be easily driven into the ground as a support or stay; as, a stake to support vines, fences, hedges, etc..
Urchon :: Urchon (n.) The urchin, or hedgehog..
Muse :: Muse (n.) A gap or hole in a hedge, hence, wall, or the like, through which a wild animal is accustomed to pass; a muset..
Bulau :: Bulau (n.) An East Indian insectivorous mammal (Gymnura Rafflesii), somewhat like a rat in appearance, but allied to the hedgehog..
Topiarian :: Topiarian (a.) Of or pertaining to the ornamental cutting and trimming of trees, hedges, etc.; practicing ornamental gardening..
Hawthorn :: Hawthorn (n.) A thorny shrub or tree (the Crataegus oxyacantha), having deeply lobed, shining leaves, small, roselike, fragrant flowers, and a fruit called haw. It is much used in Europe for hedges, and for standards in gardens. The American hawthorn is Crataegus cordata, which has the leaves but little lobed..
Dunnock :: Dunnock (a.) The hedge sparrow or hedge accentor.
Hedgehog :: Hedgehog (n.) A form of dredging machine.
Tendrac :: Tendrac (n.) Any one of several species of small insectivores of the family Centetidae, belonging to Ericulus, Echinope, and related genera, native of Madagascar. They are more or less spinose and resemble the hedgehog in habits. The rice tendrac (Oryzorictes hora) is very injurious to rice crops. Some of the species are called also tenrec..
Wood-layer :: Wood-layer (n.) A young oak, or other timber plant, laid down in a hedge among the whitethorn or other plants used in hedges..
Raddle :: Raddle (n.) A hedge or fence made with raddles; -- called also raddle hedge.
Lop :: Lop (v. t.) To cut partly off and bend down; as, to lop bushes in a hedge..
Erinaceous :: Erinaceous (a.) Of the Hedgehog family; like, or characteristic of, a hedgehog..
Hedge :: Hedge (v. t.) To surround so as to prevent escape.
Privet :: Privet (n.) An ornamental European shrub (Ligustrum vulgare), much used in hedges; -- called also prim..
Hedge :: Hedge (n.) A thicket of bushes, usually thorn bushes; especially, such a thicket planted as a fence between any two portions of land; and also any sort of shrubbery, as evergreens, planted in a line or as a fence; particularly, such a thicket planted round a field to fence it, or in rows to separate the parts of a garden..
Wood-bound :: Wood-bound (a.) Incumbered with tall, woody hedgerows..
Hedgerow :: Hedgerow (n.) A row of shrubs, or trees, planted for inclosure or separation of fields..
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