fencing

Definition

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).

Etymology

From Middle English fensing, equivalent to fence + -ing.

Example Sentences

• "The pair both want to touch each other, and indulge in a series of fencings and parryings in the hope of attaining their desire."
• "Fencing was erected around the field to keep the horses in."