hardware cloth

noun

: rugged galvanized screening

Examples of hardware cloth in a Sentence

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Line the bottoms with hardware cloth (not chicken wire) to exclude hungry gophers. Nan Sterman, San Diego Union-Tribune, 5 Apr. 2025 Plant bulbs inside wire baskets or cages made from hardware cloth. Arricca Elin Sansone, Southern Living, 22 Jan. 2025 Cover seeds or bulbs with ¼-inch hardware cloth, and cover the cloth lightly with soil. Arricca Elin Sansone, Southern Living, 22 Jan. 2025 Use hardware cloth to exclude chipmunks from garden beds, says Owen. Arricca Elin Sansone, Southern Living, 22 Jan. 2025 See All Example Sentences for hardware cloth

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 15 Apr. 2025.

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