fencing en · NOUN · etymology 1
Pronunciation
- (Southern-England) audio
- /ˈfɛnsɪŋ/
Etymology
From Middle English fensing, equivalent to fence + -ing.
Meanings
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(countable, uncountable) 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).
The pair both want to touch each other, and indulge in a series of fencings and parryings in the hope of attaining their desire.
1973, Alan Dundes, Mother Wit from the Laughing Barrel, page 253:
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(countable, uncountable) Material used to make fences, fences used as barriers or an enclosure.
Fencing was erected around the field to keep the horses in.
- (countable, uncountable) The act of erecting fences, or enclosing within fences.
- (countable, slang, uncountable) The buying and receiving of stolen goods.
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| fencings | Number=Plur | lexicographic |
Deriveds
virtual fencing · e-fencing · snow fencing · geofencing · geo-fencing · tongue-fencing · penis fencing · fencing response · fencing wire
Translations (82)
de Einzäunung (fences used as barriers or an enclosure) · ar مُبَارَزَة (sport) · sk šerm (sport) · ru фехтова́ние (sport) · mk тараба (material used to make fences) · fi aitaus (fences used as barriers or an enclosure) · he סַיִף (sport) · ru огра́да (fences used as barriers or an enclosure) · hi बाड़ (fences used as barriers or an enclosure) · pt cerca (material used to make fences) · sv inhägnad (fences used as barriers or an enclosure) · nb fekting (sport) · cmn 擊劍 /击剑 (sport) · be фехтава́нне (sport) · nn fekting (sport) · hu vívás (sport) · de Hehlerei (receiving or buying of stolen goods) · sv fäktning (sport) · tr parmaklık (fences used as barriers or an enclosure) · el ξιφασκία (sport) · nl schermen (sport) · rue шаблёва́ня (sport) · kk семсершілік (sport) · mk мечува́лство (sport) · uk фехтува́ння (sport) · it scherma (sport) · es esgrima (sport) · ru забо́р (fences used as barriers or an enclosure) · fi miekkailu (sport) · es cerca (fences used as barriers or an enclosure) · id anggar (sport) · pt recetação (receiving or buying of stolen goods) · pl szermierka (sport) · fr recel (receiving or buying of stolen goods) · nl hekwerk (fences used as barriers or an enclosure) · cs šerm (sport) · es vallado (fences used as barriers or an enclosure) · pt cerca (fences used as barriers or an enclosure) · eo skermo (sport) · tr çit (fences used as barriers or an enclosure) · ru огражде́ние (fences used as barriers or an enclosure) · hy սուսերամարտ (sport) · io skermo (sport) · es receptación (receiving or buying of stolen goods) · az qılıncbazlıq (sport) · ro scrimă (sport) · it ricettazione (receiving or buying of stolen goods) · ta வாள்வீச்சு (sport) · kl panaanneq (sport) · de Zaunfeld (material used to make fences) · az qılıncoynatma (sport) · sh mačevanje (sport) · ko 펜싱 (sport) · ja フェンシング (sport) · pt receptação (receiving or buying of stolen goods) · da fægtning (sport) · gv cliwederaght (sport) · de Fechten (sport) · de Absperrgitter (material used to make fences) · mk тараби (material used to make fences) · fa شمشیربازی (sport) · et vehklemine (sport) · ca esgrima (sport) · bg загражде́ние (fences used as barriers or an enclosure) · hi बाड़ा (fences used as barriers or an enclosure) · tr eskrim (sport) · pt esgrima (sport) · fi aitatarpeet (material used to make fences) · enm skirmerie (sport) · fr escrime (sport) · tl kanluraning eskrima (sport) · sl sabljanje (sport) · nl heling (receiving or buying of stolen goods) · ka ფარიკაობა (sport) · kk қылышпаздық (sport) · es cerca (material used to make fences) · mk о́града (fences used as barriers or an enclosure) · cmn 圍欄 /围栏 (fences used as barriers or an enclosure) · bg фехто́вка (sport) · ru загражде́ние (fences used as barriers or an enclosure) · lv paukošana (sport) · tl eskrima (sport)