mark one-way-to-keep-things-in-or-out BaileyThe ha-ha or sunken fence is a type of boundary to a garden, pleasure-ground, or park, designed not to interrupt the view and to be invisible until closely approached. The ha-ha consists of a trench, the inner side of which is vertical and faced with stone, with the outer slope face sloped and turfed - making it in effect a sunken fence. The two syllables may also refer to the onomatopoeia which represents the sound of light or sarcastic laughter.
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Someone has to do this: the definition sounds like a minnie ha-ha.The ha-ha or sunken fence is a type of boundary to a garden, pleasure-ground, or park, designed not to interrupt the view and to be invisible until closely approached.
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I have seen a couple and have had a friend fall into one, as we were running over the lawns of an Norman estate in knee high grass he disappeared. Ouch! There is another word for them in my gardening books too. The "fence" has been used since Roman time, it is referenced in one of my Roman Garden book, and since the Roman never really invented anything I am sure they stole the idea from someplace else.
Zoo's use this technique often when they display African veld critters and want to keep species apart in a passive way, or away from the edges of the enclosure. To bad they didn't have them in Jurassic Park.
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Zoo's use this technique often when they display African veld critters and want to keep species apart in a passive way, or away from the edges of the enclosure. To bad they didn't have them in Jurassic Park.
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Fear less, hope more;
eat less, chew more;
whine less, breathe more;
talk less, say more,
and all good things will be yours.
--R. Burns
Fear less, hope more;
eat less, chew more;
whine less, breathe more;
talk less, say more,
and all good things will be yours.
--R. Burns
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