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Meanings of split rails in English

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Usage of split rails in English
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So I crawled through the split rails to see what was there.
The flock
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A whitewashed fence replaced the rudely- split rails, which had kept out the wilderness.
A Millionaire of Rough-and-Ready
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The women had to split rails all day long, just like the men.
Slave Narratives: A Folk History of Slavery in the United States...
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The low stone wall was topped by a snaky fence of split rails.
Through stained glass / A Novel
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They get a pass to split rails for a neighbor and make money.
Slave Narratives: A Folk History of Slavery in the United States...
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He did all sorts of farm work, he split rails and felled trees.
This Country of Ours
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He split rails, and conned a few books by the firelight in the evening.
It Can Be Done: Poems of Inspiration
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Samson had gone to the woods to split rails.
A Man for the Ages: A Story of the Builders of Democracy
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He split rails, made boards and shingles all winter.
Slave Narratives: A Folk History of Slavery in the United States...
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Abraham split rails to fence in their land.
A. lincoln: a biography
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She had to cut logs and roll them like a man and split rails and plow.
Slave Narratives: A Folk History of Slavery in the United States...
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But Lincoln split rails once in Indiana.
Children of the Market Place
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They would allowance us some meat and make us split rails and clear up land for it.
Slave Narratives: A Folk History of Slavery in the United States...
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Kirkham said: One day I found Jim in the woods, where he had been sent to split rails.
Personal Recollections of Pardee Butler
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He split rails and raised watermelons.
Slave Narratives: A Folk History of Slavery in the United States...
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Fences were of split rails laid "snake fashion."
The Rules of the Game
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