fencing

== English == === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈfɛnsɪŋ/ Rhymes: -ɛnsɪŋ === Etymology 1 === From Middle English fensing, equivalent to fence +‎ -ing. ==== Noun ==== fencing (countable and uncountable, plural fencings) The art or sport of duelling with swords, especially with the 17th- to 18th-century European dueling swords and the practice weapons descended from them (sport fencing). Material used to make fences, fences used as barriers or an enclosure. (slang, criminology) The buying and receiving of stolen goods. ===== Derived terms ===== ===== Translations ===== === Etymology 2 === From fence +‎ -ing. ==== Verb ==== fencing present participle and gerund of fence === See also === fencing on Wikipedia.Wikipedia