concertina gate, noun phrase

Origin:
See quotation 1989.
A farm gate made of wire strands and poles, having no rigid frame but being held erect by tension; concertina.
1928 N. Stevenson Afr. Harvest 121She soon reached the concertina gate.
1934 C.P. Swart Supplement to Pettman. 33Concertina Gate, The name given to certain farm gates, made of barbed wire strands and parallel wooden poles, the frame of which resembles a concertina. Like this instrument they can also expand and contract. Also known as stomach-hitter.
1944 C.R. Prance Under Blue Roof 151With the Bart. in the front seat, handy to jump out and push behind through a sand-patch or to open ‘concertina’ (collapsible barb-wire) gates..they roared and boiled all afternoon at 15 m.p.h. maximum.
1958 R.E. Lighton Out of Strong 142They were approaching a ‘concertina’ wire gate.
1989 F.G. Butler Tales from Old Karoo 21A concertina gate is..merely a bit of fence, but without any frame. It is held erect entirely by tension.
A farm gate made of wire strands and poles, having no rigid frame but being held erect by tension; concertina.
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