Fence

  • 61Fence time — Fence Fence (f[e^]ns), n. [Abbrev. from defence.] 1. That which fends off attack or danger; a defense; a protection; a cover; security; shield. [1913 Webster] Let us be backed with God and with the seas, Which he hath given for fence impregnable …

    The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • 62Fence magazine — is a print and online literary publication containing both original work and critical and journalistic coverage of what may be largely termed experimental or avant garde material. Conceived by Rebecca Wolff in 1997… …

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  • 63Fence Lake, New Mexico — Fence Lake is an unincorporated town located in southwestern Cibola County, New Mexico. The town shares its name with Zuni Salt Lake, which is located to the southwest. The lake is also known as Fence Lake. It is largely comprised of ranchland,… …

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  • 64Fence Colliery — was a small colliery sunk at the lower end of the village of Fence, South Yorkshire, England alongside the main Sheffield to Worksop road in the 1840s, shortly before the opening of the North Midland Railway through the Rother Valley. History The …

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  • 65fence-mending — fence .mending adj [only before noun] fence mending measures/talks/trip etc fence mending trips, talks etc are between countries who have a disagreement about something, and are meant to try to improve relations between them >fence mending n… …

    Dictionary of contemporary English

  • 66fence off — ˌfence ˈoff [transitive] [present tense I/you/we/they fence off he/she/it fences off present participle fencing off past tense …

    Useful english dictionary

  • 67fence time — fence time, = fence season. (Cf. ↑fence season) …

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  • 68fence-mend|ing — «FEHNS MEHN dihng», noun, adjective. U.S. Informal. –n. the restoration or repair of good relations, friendship, or popularity in a political constituency, with a foreign country, or group: »The ambassador was chiefly fence mending. –adj.… …

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  • 69fence sitter — Someone that try to support both side of an argument without committing to either is a fence sitter …

    The small dictionary of idiomes

  • 70fence-sitter — fence′ sit ter n. a person who remains neutral or undecided in a controversy • Etymology: 1900–05 fence′ sit ting, n …

    From formal English to slang