FENCING
\fˈɛnsɪŋ], \fˈɛnsɪŋ], \f_ˈɛ_n_s_ɪ_ŋ]\
Definitions of FENCING
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- 2010 - New Age Dictionary Database
- 1913 - Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary
- 1919 - The Winston Simplified Dictionary
- 1899 - The american dictionary of the english language.
- 1919 - The Concise Standard Dictionary of the English Language
- 1914 - Nuttall's Standard dictionary of the English language
- 1874 - Etymological and pronouncing dictionary of the English language
- 1871 - The Cabinet Dictionary of the English Language
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By DataStellar Co., Ltd
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of Fence
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The art or practice of attack and defense with the sword, esp. with the smallsword. See Fence, v. i., 2.
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Disputing or debating in a manner resembling the art of fencers.
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The materials used for building fences.
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The act of building a fence.
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The aggregate of the fences put up for inclosure or protection; as, the fencing of a farm.
By Oddity Software
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of Fence
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The art or practice of attack and defense with the sword, esp. with the smallsword. See Fence, v. i., 2.
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Disputing or debating in a manner resembling the art of fencers.
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The materials used for building fences.
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The act of building a fence.
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The aggregate of the fences put up for inclosure or protection; as, the fencing of a farm.
By Noah Webster.
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of Fence
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The art of skinfully using a foil or sword for attack or defense: materials used for making a fence; fences collectively; guard; skilful debate.
By William Dodge Lewis, Edgar Arthur Singer
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Defending or guarding.
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The act of erecting a fence; the art of attack and defence with a sword or other weapon.
By Daniel Lyons
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The art of attacking and defending, as with a foil or sword.
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Material for fences; fences collectively.
By James Champlin Fernald
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Materials used in making fences; a casing round machinery in factories; the art of skilfully using sword or foil in attack or defence.
By Nuttall, P.Austin.
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