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Webster 1913 Edition
Fencing
Fen′cing
,Noun.
1.
The art or practice of attack and defense with the sword, esp. with the smallsword. See , 2.
Fence
, Verb.
I.
2.
Disputing or debating in a manner resembling the art of fencers.
Shak.
3.
The materials used for building fences.
[U.S.]
4.
The act of building a fence.
5.
The aggregate of the fences put up for inclosure or protection;
as, the
. fencing
of a farmWebster 1828 Edition
Fencing
FEN'CING
,ppr.
FEN'CING
,Noun.
1.
The art of using skillfully a sword or foil in attack or defense; an art taught in schools.2.
The materials of fences for farms.