To fence my ear against thy sorceries. --Milton.
2. To inclose with a fence or other protection; to secure by
an inclosure.
O thou wall! . . . dive in the earth, And fence not
Athens. --Shak.
A sheepcote fenced about with olive trees. --Shak.
{To fence the tables} (Scot. Church), to make a solemn
address to those who present themselves to commune at the
Lord's supper, on the feelings appropriate to the service,
in order to hinder, so far as possible, those who are
unworthy from approaching the table. --McCheyne.
2. Disputing or debating in a manner resembling the art of
fencers. --Shak.
3. The materials used for building fences. [U.S.]
4. The act of building a fence.
5. The aggregate of the fences put up for inclosure or
protection; as, the fencing of a farm.