Definition of fence

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Fence (n.) A receiver of stolen goods, or a place where they are received..

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Inclosure :: Inclosure (n.) That which incloses; a barrier or fence.
Stickler :: Stickler (v. t.) One who arbitrates a duel; a sidesman to a fencer; a second; an umpire.
Headland :: Headland (n.) A ridge or strip of unplowed at the ends of furrows, or near a fence..
Fence :: Fence (v. i.) Hence, to fight or dispute in the manner of fencers, that is, by thrusting, guarding, parrying, etc..
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..
Sepiment :: Sepiment (n.) Something that separates; a hedge; a fence.
Land :: Land (n.) Any ground, soil, or earth whatsoever, as meadows, pastures, woods, etc., and everything annexed to it, whether by nature, as trees, water, etc., or by the hand of man, as buildings, fences, etc.; real estate..
Fence :: Fence (n.) A projection on the bolt, which passes through the tumbler gates in locking and unlocking..
Trespass :: Trespass (v.) Any injury or offence done to another.
Prop :: Prop (v. t.) To support, or prevent from falling, by placing something under or against; as, to prop up a fence or an old building; (Fig.) to sustain; to maintain; as, to prop a declining state..
Offence :: Offence (n.) See Offense.
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..
Guard :: Guard (v. t.) A fence or rail to prevent falling from the deck of a vessel.
Fencing :: Fencing (v. i.) The materials used for building fences.
Fence :: Fence (n.) A receiver of stolen goods, or a place where they are received..
Town :: Town (adv. & prep.) Formerly: (a) An inclosure which surrounded the mere homestead or dwelling of the lord of the manor. [Obs.] (b) The whole of the land which constituted the domain. [Obs.] (c) A collection of houses inclosed by fences or walls.
Defence :: Defence (n.) Prohibition; a prohibitory ordinance.
Ha-ha :: Ha-ha (n.) A sunk fence; a fence, wall, or ditch, not visible till one is close upon it..
Pale :: Pale (v. t.) To inclose with pales, or as with pales; to encircle; to encompass; to fence off..
Bar :: Bar (n.) A piece of wood, metal, or other material, long in proportion to its breadth or thickness, used as a lever and for various other purposes, but especially for a hindrance, obstruction, or fastening; as, the bars of a fence or gate; the bar of a door..
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