fencing
nounverbattested in dialogue
- //ˈfɛnsɪŋ//
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).
noun
- 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).
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
Material used to make fences, fences used as barriers or an enclosure.
Fencing was erected around the field to keep the horses in.
- 3
slangThe buying and receiving of stolen goods.
Etymology
From Middle English fensing, equivalent to fence + -ing.
verb
- 1
Also a form of fencepresent participle and gerund of fence
Etymology
See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.
Forms
- plural
- fencings
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