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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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..
Self-defence :: Self-defence (n.) See Self-defense.
Inclosure :: Inclosure (n.) That which incloses; a barrier or fence.
Fence :: Fence (n.) A projection on the bolt, which passes through the tumbler gates in locking and unlocking..
Maintain :: Maintain (v. t.) To hold or keep in any particular state or condition; to support; to sustain; to uphold; to keep up; not to suffer to fail or decline; as, to maintain a certain degree of heat in a furnace; to maintain a fence or a railroad; to maintain the digestive process or powers of the stomach; to maintain the fertility of soil; to maintain present reputation..
Stake :: Stake (v. t.) A piece of wood, usually long and slender, pointed at one end so as to be easily driven into the ground as a support or stay; as, a stake to support vines, fences, hedges, etc..
Trespass :: Trespass (v.) Any injury or offence done to another.
Palisade :: Palisade (n.) Any fence made of pales or sharp stakes.
Defence :: Defence (n.) Prohibition; a prohibitory ordinance.
Poke :: Poke (n.) A contrivance to prevent an animal from leaping or breaking through fences. It consists of a yoke with a pole inserted, pointed forward..
Teen :: Teen (v. t.) To hedge or fence in; to inclose.
Aha :: Aha (n.) A sunk fence. See Ha-ha.
Curtilage :: Curtilage (n.) A yard, courtyard, or piece of ground, included within the fence surrounding a dwelling house..
Forefence :: Forefence (n.) Defense in front.
Rail :: Rail (n.) The light, fencelike structures of wood or metal at the break of the deck, and elsewhere where such protection is needed..
Stile :: Stile (v. i.) A step, or set of steps, for ascending and descending, in passing a fence or wall..
Headland :: Headland (n.) A ridge or strip of unplowed at the ends of furrows, or near a fence..
Vault :: Vault (v. i.) To leap over; esp., to leap over by aid of the hands or a pole; as, to vault a fence..
Sepiment :: Sepiment (n.) Something that separates; a hedge; a fence.
Unfence :: Unfence (v. t.) To strip of a fence; to remove a fence from.
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