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Definition of Fence

Fence That which fends off attack or danger; a defense; a protection; a cover; security; shield. 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. A projection on the bolt, which passes through the tumbler gates in locking and unlocking. 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. A receiver of stolen goods, or a place where they are received. To fend off danger from; to give security to; to protect; to guard. To inclose with a fence or other protection; to secure by an inclosure. To make a defense; to guard one's self of anything, as against an attack; to give protection or security, as by a fence. To practice the art of attack and defense with the sword or with the foil, esp. with the smallsword, using the point only. Hence, to fight or dispute in the manner of fencers, that is, by thrusting, guarding, parrying, etc. Related Definitions: About, Against, An, And, Any, Anything, Are, Art, As, Attack, Bolt, By, Cover, Danger, Debate, Defense, Dispute, Especially, Fence, Fencing, Fend, Field, Fight, Foil, From, Give, Goods, Guard, Hence, In, Inclose, Inclosing, Inclosure, Intended, Intrusion, Iron, Is, Locking, Make, Manner, Material, Object, Of, Off, On, One, Only, Or, Other, Parrying, Place, Play, Point, Practice, Prevent, Projection, Protect, Protection, Received, Receiver, Repartee, Secure, Security, See, Self, Self-Defense, Shield, Skill, Smallsword, Space, Stolen, Straying, Structure, Sword, That, The, They, Through, Thrusting, To, Tumbler, Use, Using, Where, Which, With, Within, Without, Wood

Fence Quotations Don't ever take a fence down until you know why it was put up. Robert Frost How well I have learned that there is no fence to sit on between heaven and hell. There is a deep, wide gulf, a chasm, and in that chasm is no place for any man. Johnny Cash There are three kinds of men. The one that learns by reading. The few who learn by observation. The rest of them have to pee on the electric fence for themselves. Will Rogers A politician is an animal which can sit on a fence and yet keep both ears to the ground. H. L. Mencken Fear is the highest fence. Dudley Nichols

Fence Translations fence in Danish is indhegning fence in Latin is saepe fence in Norwegian is heler, gjerde, hele, fekte fence in Portuguese is cerca fence in Spanish is reja, vallado

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