hardware cloth

noun

: rugged galvanized screening

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Mortar can be used to seal holes in masonry foundations around the home, while hardware cloth or sheet metal is ideal for wooden buildings or siding, Texas Parks and Wildlife added. —

Brenton Blanchet, People.com, 22 Dec. 2024 Protect young trees from rodent nibbling by wrapping their bottom halves with plastic collars or mesh hardware cloth. —

Jessica Damiano, San Diego Union-Tribune, 2 Jan. 2024 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 See all Example Sentences for hardware cloth

Word History

First Known Use

1894, in the meaning defined above

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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 30 Dec. 2024.

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