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   Fend , n. A fiend. [Obs.]
   Chaucer.
   
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   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.
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   With fern beneath to fend the bitter cold.
   Dryden.
   
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   To fend off a boat or To fend off a vessel (Naut.), to prevent its running against anything with too much violence.
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   Fend, v. i. To act on the defensive, or in opposition; to resist; to parry; to shift off.
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   The dexterous management of terms, and being able to fend . . . with them, passes for a great part of learning.
   Locke.
   
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