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• Hedge laying — is a country skill, typically found in the United Kingdom and Ireland, which, through the creation and maintenance of hedges, achieves the following:* the formation of livestock proof barriers; * the rejuvenation of existing hedgerows by… …   Wikipedia

• Hedge — Hedge, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Hedged}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Hedging}.] 1. To inclose or separate with a hedge; to fence with a thickly set line or thicket of shrubs or small trees; as, to hedge a field or garden. [1913 Webster] 2. To obstruct, as a… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

• hedge your bets — phrase to organize a situation so that you have several choices available to you, in order to increase your chances of success People are evidently hedging their bets, looking to the future but not yet prepared to give up the past. Thesaurus: to… …   Useful english dictionary

• Hedge — Hedge, v. i. 1. To shelter one s self from danger, risk, duty, responsibility, etc., as if by hiding in or behind a hedge; to skulk; to slink; to shirk obligations. [1913 Webster] I myself sometimes, leaving the fear of God on the left hand and… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

• Side Pocket — A type of account used in hedge funds to separate illiquid assets from other more liquid investments. Once an investment enters a side pocket account, only the present participants in the hedge fund will be entitled to a share of it. Future… …   Investment dictionary

• Hedge (barrier) — A hedge is a line of closely spaced shrubs and bushes, planted and trained in such a way as to form a barrier or to mark the boundary of an area. Hedges, especially those used to separate a road from adjoining fields or one field from another,… …   Wikipedia

• hedge — {{11}}hedge (n.) O.E. hecg, originally any fence, living or artificial, from W.Gmc. *khagja (Cf. M.Du. hegge, Du. heg, O.H.G. hegga, Ger. Hecke hedge ), from PIE *kagh to catch, seize; wickerwork, fence (Cf. L. caulae a sheepfold, enclosure, Gaul …   Etymology dictionary

• Hedge trimmer — A hedge trimmer is a piece of gardening/agricultural equipment used especially for trimming hedges.BenefitsGarden hedges, which used to be cut with a knife or with pruning shears, can now be cut with a powered hedge trimmer. This allows the work… …   Wikipedia

• hedge — n. & v. n. 1 a fence or boundary formed by closely growing bushes or shrubs. 2 a protection against possible loss or diminution. v. 1 tr. surround or bound with a hedge. 2 tr. (foll. by in) enclose. 3 a tr. reduce one s risk of loss on (a bet or… …   Useful english dictionary

• side-step — v 1. step aside, move off to the side; sidle, edge, skew, veer, go sideways, Scot and North Eng. sklent. 2. evade, avoid, dodge, Inf. duck, shun, steer clear of; hedge, equivocate, prevaricate, hem and haw, pussyfoot, //;/. waffle, Inf. weasel …   A Note on the Style of the synonym finder