Meaning

2 senses
  1. A wide, usually wooden gate consisting of five horizontal bars and one or more diagonal braces, typically used as a field gate for livestock or as an entrance to a rural driveway.

  2. (UK)Tally marks representing 5, made up of four vertical lines crossed by a diagonal line, used to count objects, keep score, etc.

Forms

plural: five-barred gates

See also

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