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5. The aggregate of the fences put up for
inclosure or protection; as, the fencing of a farm.

Fen" crick`et (?). (Zoöl.) The mole
cricket. [Prov. Eng.]

Fend (?), n. A fiend. [Obs.]
Chaucer.

Fend (?), v. t. [imp. & p.
p. Fended; p. pr. & vb. n.
Fending.] [Abbrev. fr. defend.] To keep off; to
prevent from entering or hitting; to ward off; to shut out; -- often
with off; as, to fend off blows.

With fern beneath to fend the bitter
cold.

To fend off a boat or vessel
(Naut.), to prevent its running against anything with too
much violence.

Fend, v. i. To act on the
defensive, or in opposition; to resist; to parry; to shift
off.

The dexterous management of terms, and being able to
fend . . . with them, passes for a great part of
learning.

Fen"der (?), n.


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