in country-affairs, a hedge, wall, ditch, bank, or other inclosure, made around gardens, woods, corn-fields, &c.

The chief reason why wood-lands and plantations so seldom prosper, is in a great measure owing to the neglect of fencing them round to keep out the cattle. This neglect prevails much in the northern parts of this island, though the use of fences is certainly more necessary there than in the south, as the lands require more shelter and warmth. There are several ways of fencing lands, but the usual is that of hedging it with either white or black thorn, crab, holly, alder, or furze, &c.