Pronunciation : Fend
Part of Speech : n.
Definition : Defn: A fiend. [Obs.] Chaucer.
Source : Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913
Pronunciation : Fend
Part of Speech : v.
Etymology : [Abbrev. fr. defend.]
Definition : Defn: 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. Dryden. To fend off a boat or vessel (Naut.), to prevent its running against anything with too much violence.
t. [imp. & p. p. Fended; p. pr. & vb. n. Fending.]
Source : Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913
Pronunciation : Fend
Part of Speech : v.
Definition : Defn: 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. Locke.
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Source : Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913