fence month
fence-month. Hist. The summer fawning season when it was unlawful to hunt deer. — Also termed defense-month.
FENCE-MONTH
fence month
fence month (英格兰古法)禁猎期 依英格兰古法，不同禁猎期内禁止捕猎各种不同的野生鸟兽、淡水鱼。禁猎期自仲夏前15天起，至仲夏后15天止，在此期间禁止捕鹿；由于这段时间为产鹿期，为使幼鹿免受野兽威胁而对其加以看管、监视。禁猎期又称保护期〔defense month〕。(=fence season；fence time)