hardware cloth

noun

: rugged galvanized screening

Examples of hardware cloth in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web Attaching hardware cloth is usually enough to deter armadillos from digging around under foundations, says Dykes. Arricca Elin Sansone, Southern Living, 18 Sep. 2024 For best results, install chicken wire or hardware cloth fencing around the perimeter of your garden so that the bottom 6 inches of fencing is buried in the soil and at least 3 feet of fencing is above the soil line. Lauren Landers, Better Homes & Gardens, 8 Sep. 2024 Double up the security on chicken coops by adding hardware cloth or chicken wire to weak spots. Lauren Landers, Better Homes & Gardens, 7 Sep. 2024 Protect seeds from squirrels and other critters by covering the containers or planting bed with a wire cage or hardware cloth, extending the cage several inches into the soil. Kim Toscano, Southern Living, 4 Sep. 2024 See all Example Sentences for hardware cloth 

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Word History

First Known Use

1894, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of hardware cloth was in 1894

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“Hardware cloth.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/hardware%20cloth. Accessed 1 Oct. 2024.

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