FEN'CIBLE, adjective 1. Capable of defense. 2. noun A soldier for defense of the country; as a regiment of fencibles.
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Founding-era definition · Webster's 1828 American Dictionary
FEN'CIBLE, adjective 1. Capable of defense. 2. noun A soldier for defense of the country; as a regiment of fencibles.
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