five-barred gate

noun2

1. •
   A wide, usually wooden gate consisting of five horizontal bars and one or more diagonal braces, typically used as a field gate for livestock or as an entrance to a rural driveway.

   • […] they set out together, and with some difficulty found Gilbert [the horse] with his neck stretched over a five-barred gate, snuffing up the morning-air. — 1762
2. •
   (UK) Tally marks representing 5, made up of four vertical lines crossed by a diagonal line, used to count objects, keep score, etc.

   • When we come to the fifth score we do not make a further upright stroke, but a diagonal stroke from top right to bottom left across the previous four—and this stroke completes the Five-Barred Gate […] — 1973