FENCE
\fˈɛns], \fˈɛns], \f_ˈɛ_n_s]\
Definitions of FENCE
- 2011 - English Dictionary Database
- 2006 - WordNet 3.0
- 2010 - New Age Dictionary Database
- 1913 - Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary
- 1919 - The Winston Simplified Dictionary
- 1899 - The american dictionary of the english language.
- 1894 - The Clarendon dictionary
- 1919 - The Concise Standard Dictionary of the English Language
- 1871 - The Cabinet Dictionary of the English Language
- 1790 - A Complete Dictionary of the English Language
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(informal) a dealer in stolen property
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fight with fencing swords
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enclose with a fence; "we fenced in our yard"
By DataStellar Co., Ltd
By Princeton University
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That which fends off attack or danger; a defense; a protection; a cover; security; shield.
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An inclosure about a field or other space, or about any object; especially, an inclosing structure of wood, iron, or other material, intended to prevent intrusion from without or straying from within.
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A projection on the bolt, which passes through the tumbler gates in locking and unlocking.
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Self-defense by the use of the sword; the art and practice of fencing and sword play; hence, skill in debate and repartee. See Fencing.
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A receiver of stolen goods, or a place where they are received.
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To fend off danger from; to give security to; to protect; to guard.
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To inclose with a fence or other protection; to secure by an inclosure.
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To make a defense; to guard one's self of anything, as against an attack; to give protection or security, as by a fence.
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To practice the art of attack and defense with the sword or with the foil, esp. with the smallsword, using the point only.
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Hence, to fight or dispute in the manner of fencers, that is, by thrusting, guarding, parrying, etc.
By Oddity Software
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That which fends off attack or danger; a defense; a protection; a cover; security; shield.
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An inclosure about a field or other space, or about any object; especially, an inclosing structure of wood, iron, or other material, intended to prevent intrusion from without or straying from within.
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A projection on the bolt, which passes through the tumbler gates in locking and unlocking.
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Self-defense by the use of the sword; the art and practice of fencing and sword play; hence, skill in debate and repartee. See Fencing.
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A receiver of stolen goods, or a place where they are received.
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To fend off danger from; to give security to; to protect; to guard.
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To inclose with a fence or other protection; to secure by an inclosure.
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To make a defense; to guard one's self of anything, as against an attack; to give protection or security, as by a fence.
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To practice the art of attack and defense with the sword or with the foil, esp. with the smallsword, using the point only.
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Hence, to fight or dispute in the manner of fencers, that is, by thrusting, guarding, parrying, etc.
By Noah Webster.
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To guard or protect; defend; to inclose or surround with a fence; fortify.
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To practice the art of fencing.
By William Dodge Lewis, Edgar Arthur Singer
By Daniel Lyons
By William Hand Browne, Samuel Stehman Haldeman
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Fencer.
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A structure, as of rails, for enclosing land; a defense; shield; bul-wark.
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The use of weapons, as in fencing; repartee.
By James Champlin Fernald
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n. That which fends off attack or danger; a defence;—a wall, hedge, or other inclosing structure about a field, garden, or the like;—self-defence by the use of the sword; fencing;—a guard for a carpenter’s plane;—a receiver of stolen goods.
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Guard, security, outwork, defence; inclosure, mound, hedge; the art of fencing, defence; skill in defence.
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To inclose, to secure by an inclosure or hedge; to guard.
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To practise the arts of manual defence; to guard against, to act on the defensive; to fight according to art.
By Thomas Sheridan