: a row of shrubs or trees enclosing or separating fields
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Winterberry English hollies are commonly planted in front yards and hedgerows, but native winterberry hollies are just as appealing and offer more benefits to local wildlife.—Lauren Landers, The Spruce, 1 May 2026 And a thick hedgerow is no deterrent to foxes sneaking in to snatch small lambs.—Literary Hub, 23 Apr. 2026 Farmers gathered walnuts into leather pouches beside hedgerows laden with berries, pears, plums, and Cornelian cherries.—Marlise Kast-Myers, Boston Herald, 12 Apr. 2026 Cantanucci’s property line is 72 feet away, but her hearing is such that the sound of balls bouncing and people yelping jumped the hedgerows.—Pat Beall, Sun Sentinel, 27 Mar. 2026 See All Example Sentences for hedgerow
Word History
First Known Use
before the 12th century, in the meaning defined above
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The first known use of hedgerow was
before the 12th century