Hypertext Webster Gateway: "Fender"
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) (web1913)
Fender \Fen"der\, n. [From {Fend}, v. t. & i., cf. {Defender}.]
One who or that which defends or protects by warding off
harm; as:
(a) A screen to prevent coals or sparks of an open fire from
escaping to the floor.
(b) Anything serving as a cushion to lessen the shock when a
vessel comes in contact with another vessel or a wharf.
(c) A screen to protect a carriage from mud thrown off the
wheels: also, a splashboard.
(d) Anything set up to protect an exposed angle, as of a
house, from damage by carriage wheels.
From WordNet (r) 1.7 (wn)
fender
n 1: a barrier that surrounds the wheels of a vehicle to block
splashing water or mud; "in England they call a fender a
wing" [syn: {wing}]
2: an inclined metal frame at the front of a locomotive to
clear the track [syn: {buffer}, {cowcatcher}, {pilot}]
3: a low metal guard to confine falling coals to a hearth
4: a cushion-like device that reduces shock due to contact
[syn: {buffer}]
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