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Chicken wire   /tʃˈɪkən wˈaɪər/   Listen
Chicken wire

noun
1.
A galvanized wire network with a hexagonal mesh; used to build fences.






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"Chicken wire" Quotes from Famous Books



... hold small chicks from straying away, but it must be absolutely tight at the bottom, as a very small opening will allow them to get through. Avoid all corners or places where they can be caught fast. The mesh of a wire fence must be fine. Ordinary chicken wire will not do. ...
— Outdoor Sports and Games • Claude H. Miller



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