Definition of fence

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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..

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Substantial :: Substantial (a.) Having good substance; strong; stout; solid; firm; as, substantial cloth; a substantial fence or wall..
Vault :: Vault (v. i.) To leap over; esp., to leap over by aid of the hands or a pole; as, to vault a fence..
Strike :: Strike (n.) An iron pale or standard in a gate or fence.
Defence :: Defence (n.) The act of defending, or the state of being defended; protection, as from violence or danger..
Fence :: Fence (n.) 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..
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..
Fencing :: Fencing (v. i.) The act of building a fence.
Fence :: Fence (v. t.) To fend off danger from; to give security to; to protect; to guard.
Lane :: Lane (n.) A passageway between fences or hedges which is not traveled as a highroad; an alley between buildings; a narrow way among trees, rocks, and other natural obstructions; hence, in a general sense, a narrow passageway; as, a lane between lines of men, or through a field of ice..
Defence :: Defence (n.) That which defends or protects; anything employed to oppose attack, ward off violence or danger, or maintain security; a guard; a protection..
Incloser :: Incloser (n.) One who, or that which, incloses; one who fences off land from common grounds..
Prepare :: Prepare (v. t.) To procure as suitable or necessary; to get ready; to provide; as, to prepare ammunition and provisions for troops; to prepare ships for defence; to prepare an entertainment..
Picket :: Picket (v. t.) To inclose or fence with pickets or pales.
Guard :: Guard (v. t.) A fence or rail to prevent falling from the deck of a vessel.
Clean :: Clean (superl.) Free from awkwardness; not bungling; adroit; dexterous; as, aclean trick; a clean leap over a fence..
Blunt :: Blunt (n.) A fencer's foil.
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..
Plashoot :: Plashoot (n.) A hedge or fence formed of branches of trees interlaced, or plashed..
Fence :: 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..
Palisade :: Palisade (n.) Any fence made of pales or sharp stakes.
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