Defence :: Defence (n. & v. t.) See Defense.

Defence :: Defence (n.) The act of defending, or the state of being defended; protection, as from violence or danger..

Defence :: Defence (n.) That which defends or protects; anything employed to oppose attack, ward off violence or danger, or maintain security; a guard; a protection..

Defence :: Defence (n.) Protecting plea; vindication; justification.

Defence :: Defence (n.) The defendant's answer or plea; an opposing or denial of the truth or validity of the plaintiff's or prosecutor's case; the method of proceeding adopted by the defendant to protect himself against the plaintiff's action.

Defence :: Defence (n.) Act or skill in making defense; defensive plan or policy; practice in self defense, as in fencing, boxing, etc..

Defence :: Defence (n.) Prohibition; a prohibitory ordinance.

Fence :: Fence (n.) That which fends off attack or danger; a defense; a protection; a cover; security; shield.

Fence :: Fence (n.) An inclosure about a field or other space, or about any object; especially, an inclosing structure of wood, iron, or other material, intended to prevent intrusion from without or straying from within..

Fence :: Fence (n.) A projection on the bolt, which passes through the tumbler gates in locking and unlocking..

Fence :: Fence (n.) Self-defense by the use of the sword; the art and practice of fencing and sword play; hence, skill in debate and repartee. See Fencing..

Fence :: Fence (n.) A receiver of stolen goods, or a place where they are received..

Fence :: Fence (v. t.) To fend off danger from; to give security to; to protect; to guard.

Fence :: Fence (v. t.) To inclose with a fence or other protection; to secure by an inclosure.

Fence :: Fence (v. i.) To make a defense; to guard one's self of anything, as against an attack; to give protection or security, as by a fence..

Fence :: Fence (v. i.) To practice the art of attack and defense with the sword or with the foil, esp. with the smallsword, using the point only..

Fence :: Fence (v. i.) Hence, to fight or dispute in the manner of fencers, that is, by thrusting, guarding, parrying, etc..

Fenceful :: Fenceful (a.) Affording defense; defensive.

Fenceless :: Fenceless (a.) Without a fence; uninclosed; open; unguarded; defenseless.

Fencer :: Fencer (n.) One who fences; one who teaches or practices the art of fencing with sword or foil.

Flower-fence :: Flower-fence (n.) A tropical leguminous bush (Poinciana, / Caesalpinia, pulcherrima) with prickly branches, and showy yellow or red flowers; -- so named from its having been sometimes used for hedges in the West Indies..

Forefence :: Forefence (n.) Defense in front.

Offence :: Offence (n.) See Offense.

Offence :: Offence (n.) The act of offending in any sense; esp., a crime or a sin, an affront or an injury..

Offence :: Offence (n.) The state of being offended or displeased; anger; displeasure.

Offence :: Offence (n.) A cause or occasion of stumbling or of sin.

Self-defence :: Self-defence (n.) See Self-defense.

Unfence :: Unfence (v. t.) To strip of a fence; to remove a fence from.

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