fencing

Founding-era definition · Webster's 1828 American Dictionary

FEN'CING, participle present tense Inclosing with fence; guarding; fortifying. 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.
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