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fencing

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English

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Pronunciation

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Etymology 1

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Fromfence +‎-ing.

Verb

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fencing

  1. presentparticiple andgerund offence

Etymology 2

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FromMiddle Englishfensing, equivalent tofence +‎-ing.

Noun

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sense 1

fencing (countable anduncountable,pluralfencings)

  1. The art or sport ofduelling withswords, especially with the 17th- to 18th-century European dueling swords and the practice weapons descended from them (sport fencing).
    • 1973, Alan Dundes,Mother Wit from the Laughing Barrel, page253:
      The pair both want to touch each other, and indulge in a series offencings and parryings in the hope of attaining their desire.
  2. Material used to makefences, fences used as barriers or an enclosure.
    Fencing was erected around the field to keep the horses in.
  3. Receiving and buying of stolen goods.
Derived terms
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Translations
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sport
material used to make fences
fences used as barriers or an enclosure
receiving and/or buying of stolen goods

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