See quotation, 1823.
1806. I’d go in the mean time and give the Emperor’s Ambassador a fraternal embrace at the gate of the post-and-rail-fence that encircles my Prezzidoliad.—The Balance, Oct. 7, p. 316/3.
1823. Post and Railing; an open wooden fence, consisting of posts and rails only.—P. Nicholson, ‘Practical Builder,’ i. 590. (N.E.D.)
