fencing.
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).
Meaning & usage
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).
Material used to make fences, fences used as barriers or an enclosure.
Fencing was erected around the field to keep the horses in.
The act of erecting fences, or enclosing within fences.
The buying and receiving of stolen goods.
Where this word comes from
From Middle English fensing, equivalent to fence + -ing.
present participle and gerund of fence
Where this word comes from
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Last enriched 2026-09-10. Definitions are in English. Romanizations are shown when supplied by the source; syllable estimates are omitted for unsupported scripts.