shark's tooth

noun

An obstacle for a horse to jump over, consisting of a fence with a top log rail, with an inverted triangle of logs pointing downward.

Meanings

noun
  1. An obstacle for a horse to jump over, consisting of a fence with a top log rail, with an inverted triangle of logs pointing downward.
  2. Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see shark, tooth.
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