Definition of fence

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Fence (n.) 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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Self-defence :: Self-defence (n.) See Self-defense.
Barrier :: Barrier (n.) A fence or railing to mark the limits of a place, or to keep back a crowd..
Trespass :: Trespass (v.) Any injury or offence done to another.
Pale :: Pale (n.) That which incloses or fences in; a boundary; a limit; a fence; a palisade.
Headland :: Headland (n.) A ridge or strip of unplowed at the ends of furrows, or near a fence..
Strike :: Strike (n.) An iron pale or standard in a gate or fence.
Stile :: Stile (v. i.) A step, or set of steps, for ascending and descending, in passing a fence or wall..
Ha-ha :: Ha-ha (n.) A sunk fence; a fence, wall, or ditch, not visible till one is close upon it..
Post :: Post (n.) A piece of timber, metal, or other solid substance, fixed, or to be fixed, firmly in an upright position, especially when intended as a stay or support to something else; a pillar; as, a hitching post; a fence post; the posts of a house..
Valiant :: Valiant (a.) Vigorous in body; strong; powerful; as, a valiant fencer..
Fence :: Fence (v. i.) To practice the art of attack and defense with the sword or with the foil, esp. with the smallsword, using the point only..
Fence :: Fence (n.) That which fends off attack or danger; a defense; a protection; a cover; security; shield.
Blunt :: Blunt (n.) A fencer's foil.
Repulsion :: Repulsion (n.) A feeling of violent offence or disgust; repugnance.
Fence :: Fence (n.) A projection on the bolt, which passes through the tumbler gates in locking and unlocking..
Leap :: Leap (v. i.) To spring clear of the ground, with the feet; to jump; to vault; as, a man leaps over a fence, or leaps upon a horse..
Breachy :: Breachy (a.) Apt to break fences or to break out of pasture; unruly; as, breachy cattle..
Waste :: Waste (v.) Spoil, destruction, or injury, done to houses, woods, fences, lands, etc., by a tenant for life or for years, to the prejudice of the heir, or of him in reversion or remainder..
Guard :: Guard (v. t.) A fence or rail to prevent falling from the deck of a vessel.
Gap :: Gap (n.) An opening in anything made by breaking or parting; as, a gap in a fence; an opening for a passage or entrance; an opening which implies a breach or defect; a vacant space or time; a hiatus; a mountain pass..
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