Main Entry:

²fence

Function:

verb

Inflected Form(s):

fenced; fenc·ing

Date:

15th century

transitive verb1 a: to enclose with a fence b (1): to keep in or out with a fence (2): to ward off2: to provide a defense for3: to sell (stolen property) to a fenceintransitive verb1 a: to practice fencing b (1): to use tactics of attack and defense resembling those of fencing (2): to parry arguments by shifting ground2archaic : to provide protection

— fenc·er noun