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3 definitions found From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Fend \Fend\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Fended}; p. pr & vb n. {Fending}.] [Abbrev. fr defend.] 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. From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Fend \Fend\, n. A fiend. [Obs.] --Chaucer. From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Fend \Fend\, v. i. 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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