[1] : The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48

fence \fence\, v. t. imp.  p. p. fenced fe^nst; p. pr. 
   vb. n. fencing fe^n"si^ng.
   1. to fend off danger from; to give security to; to protect;
      to guard.
      1913 webster

            to fence my ear against thy sorceries. --milton.
      1913 webster

   2. to inclose with a fence or other protection; to secure by
      an inclosure.
      1913 webster

            o thou wall . . . dive in the earth,
            and fence not athens.                 --shak.
      1913 webster

            a sheepcote fenced about with olive trees. --shak.
      1913 webster

   to fence the tables scot. church, to make a solemn
      address to those who present themselves to commune at the
      lord's supper, on the feelings appropriate to the service,
      in order to hinder, so far as possible, those who are
      unworthy from approaching the table. --mccheyne.
      1913 webster
see also:
fenced fencing to fence the tables 

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