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See also:fēncè

English

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A fence (barrier)

Etymology

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FromMiddle Englishfence,fens, short fordefence,defens(“the act of defending”), fromOld Frenchdefens,defense (seedefence).

The sense "enclosure" arises in the mid 15th century.Also from the 15th century is use as a verb in the sense "to enclose with a fence". The generalized sense "to defend, screen, protect" arises ca. 1500. The sense "to fight with swords (rapiers)" is from the 1590s (Shakespeare).

Displaced nativeOld Englishheġe (compareModern Englishhedge).

Pronunciation

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Noun

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fence (countable anduncountable,pluralfences)

  1. A thin artificialbarrier that separates two pieces of land or forms a perimeter enclosing the lands of a house, building, etc.
    • 1865,Horatio Alger, chapter 17, inPaul Prescott's Charge:
      There was a weak place in thefence separating the two inclosures
    • 2013 June 8, “The new masters and commanders”, inThe Economist‎[1], volume407, number8839, page52:
      From the ground, Colombo’s port does not look like much. Those entering it are greeted by wirefences, walls dating back to colonial times and security posts. For mariners leaving the port after lonely nights on the high seas, the delights of the B52 Night Club and Stallion Pub lie a stumble away.
  2. (informal) Someone whohides orbuys andsells stolen goods, acriminalmiddleman for transactions of stolen goods.
    Synonym:fencer
  3. (by extension) The place whence such amiddleman operates.
  4. Skill in oral debate.
  5. (obsolete, uncountable) The art or practice offencing.
  6. Aguard orguide on machinery.
  7. (figuratively) Abarrier, for example an emotional barrier.
  8. (programming) Amemory barrier.
  9. (cricket) Theboundary.

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Descendants

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Translations

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barrier
someone who hides or buys and sells stolen goods
a guard or guide on machinery
  • Bulgarian:please add this translation if you can
  • Māori:taki

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Verb

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fence (third-person singular simple presentfences,present participlefencing,simple past and past participlefenced)

  1. (transitive) Toenclose,contain orseparate by building fence.
  2. (transitive) To defend orguard.
    • 1594,Christopher Marlowe,Edward II‎[4], London: William Jones:
      Cosin, our hands I hope shallfence our heads,
      And strike off his that makes you threaten vs.
    • 1671,John Milton,Paradise Regain’d […] to which is added Samson Agonistes‎[5], London: John Starkey,Samson Agonistes, page58, lines937–938:
      […] I have learn’t
      Tofence my ear against thy sorceries.
  3. (transitive) To engage in theselling orbuying of stolen goods.
  4. (intransitive, sports) To engage in the sport offencing.
    • 1921,Rafael Sabatini,Scaramouche:
      Challenges are flying right and left between these bully-swordsmen, thesespadassinicides, and poor devils of the robe who have never learnt tofence with anything but a quill.
  5. (intransitive, equestrianism) To jump over a fence.
  6. (intransitive) Toconceal thetruth by givingequivocalanswers; tohedge; to beevasive.
    • 1981,A. D. Hope, “His Coy Mistress to Mr. Marvell”, inA Book of Answers:
      A lady, sir, as you will find, / Keeps counsel, or she speaks her mind, / Means what she says and scorns tofence / And palter with feigned innocence.

Synonyms

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  • (to sell or buy stolen goods):pawn

Derived terms

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Translations

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to enclose by building a fence
to defend or guard
to trade with stolen goods
to engage in (the sport) fencing
equestrianism: to jump over a fence
  • Bulgarian:please add this translation if you can
  • Finnish:ylittääeste

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Pronunciation

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Noun

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fence

  1. dative/locativesingular offenka
    • 2013, Jana Holá, transl.,Oběť Molochovi‎[6], Host, translation ofTill offer åt Molok by Åsa Larsson,→ISBN, page303:
      „Zmiz,“ zašeptáfence chraptivě do ucha.
      "Clear off," she whispers hoarsely to the bitch's ear.
    • 1969, Stanislav Budín,Dynastie Kennedyů, Praha: Naše vojsko, page126:
      Chruščov se rozesmál a vyprávěl o nových sovětských družicích, ofence Lajce, která byla prvním živým tvorem ve vesmíru a nedávno vrhla štěňata.
      Khrushchev started laughing and talked about new Soviet satellites, about the bitch Laika, who was the first alive creature in space and who gave birth to her puppies not a long time ago.
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