FENCEVIEWERS
\fˈɛnsɪvjˌuːəz], \fˈɛnsɪvjˌuːəz], \f_ˈɛ_n_s_ɪ_v_j_ˌuː_ə_z]\
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town officers appointed in the early days of the New England colonies to look after fences. They had to take care that the fences were four feet high, of reasonable strength and in a good state of repair, and they had considerable authority to carry out these orders.
By John Franklin Jameson
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Snake's-head
- Guinea-hen flower; -- so called in England because its spotted petals resemble the scales of a snake's head.