Dict: easton - Fence

easton:

Fence @ (Heb. gader), kjv@Numbers:22:24 (R.V.). Fences were constructions of unmortared stones, to protect gardens, vineyards, sheepfolds, etc. From various causes they were apt to bulge out and fall kjv@Psalms:62:3). In kjv@Psalms:80:12, R.V. (see kjv@Isaiah:5:5), the psalmist says, "Why hast thou broken down her fences?" Serpents delight to lurk in the crevices of such fences kjv@Ecclesiastes:10:8; comp. kjv@Amos:5:19).