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Fencing

//ˈfɛnsɪŋ// noun, verb, slang

Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    The art or sport of duelling with swords, especially with the 17th- to 18th-century European dueling swords and the practice weapons descended from them (sport fencing). countable, uncountable

    "The pair both want to touch each other, and indulge in a series of fencings and parryings in the hope of attaining their desire."

  2. 2
    the art or sport of fighting with swords (especially the use of foils or epees or sabres to score points under a set of rules) wordnet
  3. 3
    Material used to make fences, fences used as barriers or an enclosure. countable, uncountable

    "Fencing was erected around the field to keep the horses in."

  4. 4
    a barrier that serves to enclose an area wordnet
  5. 5
    The buying and receiving of stolen goods. countable, slang, uncountable
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  1. 6
    material for building fences wordnet
Verb
  1. 1
    present participle and gerund of fence form-of, gerund, participle, present

Etymology

Etymology 1

From Middle English fensing, equivalent to fence + -ing.

Etymology 2

From fence + -ing.

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