concertina, noun

Elliptical for concertina gate.
1975 W. Steenkamp Land of Thirst King 157It is an easy gate this...I do believe that if it had been a wire concertina of the type they call a ‘smoelneuker’ (nose-basher), my shaking hands would not have got it undone.
1989 F.G. Butler Tales from Old Karoo 21This kind of gate bears the charming name concertina..because it folds upon itself and stretches out like a concertina, and has no spine.
Elliptical for concertina gate.
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