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91fence — See: grass is always greener on the other side of the fence, mend one s fences, on the fence …
92fence — fens n. railing; hedge; sport of fencing; ability to argue; one who sells stolen goods; vertical obstacle in show jumping (Sports) v. enclose within a fence or other barrier; separate with a fence or other barrier; protect, guard; fight with… …
93fence — knowingly to deal in stolen property Thus providing a screen between the thief and the eventual buyer: He used to take things home and fence them. (Mayhew, 1862) A fence is someone who so acts …
94fence something in/off — enclose or separate an area with a fence. → fence …
95fence hanger — n. someone who cannot decide which side to be on. □ We need to find a way to persuade the fence hangers to come over to our side. □ The senator stated he would be a fence hanger until the very minute of the vote …
96fence — [14] Fence is short for defence, and indeed until the 16th century meant ‘defence’ (‘Yet, for [that is, despite] the fence that he could make, she struck it from his hand’, Felon Sowe Rokeby 1500). Of its present day meanings, ‘enclosing… …
97fence line — noun a boundary line created by a fence (Freq. 3) • Hypernyms: ↑boundary line, ↑border, ↑borderline, ↑delimitation, ↑mete • Part Meronyms: ↑fence, ↑fencing …
98fence lizard — noun spiny lizard often seen basking on fences in the United States and northern Mexico • Hypernyms: ↑spiny lizard • Hyponyms: ↑western fence lizard, ↑swift, ↑blue belly, ↑Sceloporus occidentalis, ↑eastern fence lizard, ↑ …
99fence law — noun : one of the laws enacted by most states regulating the erection and maintenance of a fence sufficient to prevent trespass by livestock on cultivated ground two angry factions: the crop people who wanted fence laws, and the stock people who… …
100fence month — noun : the closed season for deer in England lasting from June 9 to July 9 * * * fence month noun Close season • • • Main Entry: ↑fence …
