Vocabulary : Fen to Fend
Fen : Low land overflowed, or covered wholly or partially with water, but producing sedge, coarse grasses, or other aquatic plants; boggy land; moor; marsh.Fen cricket : The mole cricket.
Fence : That which fends off attack or danger; a defense; a protection; a cover; security; shield. ;; 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. ;; A projection on the bolt, which passes through the tumbler gates in locking and unlocking. ;; 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. ;; A receiver of stolen goods, or a place where they are received. ;; To fend off danger from; to give security to; to protect; to guard. ;; To inclose with a fence or other protection; to secure by an inclosure. ;; To make a defense; to guard one's self of anything, as against an attack; to give protection or security, as by a fence. ;; To practice the art of attack and defense with the sword or with the foil, esp. with the smallsword, using the point only. ;; Hence, to fight or dispute in
Fenceful : Affording defense; defensive.
Fenceless : Without a fence; uninclosed; open; unguarded; defenseless.
