FEND
Fend, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Fended; p. pr. & vb. n. Fending.] Etym:
[Abbrev. fr. defend.]
Defn: To keep off; to prevent from entering or hitting; to ward off; to shut out; — often with off; as, to fend off blows. With fern beneath to fend the bitter cold. Dryden. To fend off a boat or vessel (Naut.), to prevent its running against anything with too much violence.
FEND
Fend, v. i.
Defn: To act on the defensive, or in opposition; to resist; to parry;
to shift off.
The dexterous management of terms, and being able to fend . . . with
them, passes for a great part of learning. Locke.
FENDER
Fen"der, n. Etym: [From Fend, v. t. & i., cf. Defender.]
Defn: 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.
FENDLICHE
Fend"liche, a.
Defn: Fiendlike. [Obs.] Chaucer.
FENERATE Fen"er*ate, v. i. Etym: [L. faeneratus, p.p. of faenerari lend on interest, fr. faenus interest.]
Defn: To put money to usury; to lend on interest. [Obs.] Cockeram.