Definition of fencing

• imp. & p. p. Fenced - /); p. pr. & vb. n.) of Fence
• n. - The art or practice of attack and defense with the sword, esp. with the smallsword. See Fence, v. i., 2.
• v. i. - Disputing or debating in a manner resembling the art of fencers.
• v. i. - The materials used for building fences.
• v. i. - The act of building a fence.
• v. i. - The aggregate of the fences put up for inclosure or protection; as, the fencing of a farm.