2006-11-12 02:52:32 · 5 answers · asked by riz k 1 in Sports ➔ Olympics
fencing (n.) The art or sport of using a foil, épée, or saber in attack and defense. one of the last original sports of the Modern Olympics. In the broadest possible sense, fencing is the art and science of armed combat involving cutting, stabbing or bludgeoning weapons directly manipulated by hand, rather than shot or thrown (in other words, swords, knives, pikes, bayonets, batons, clubs, and so on).
fencing (n.) Skillful repartee, especially as a defense against having to give direct answers.
fencing (n.) Material, such as wire, stakes, and rails, used in building fences.
fencing (s) Buying and selling of stolen goods & materiels.
2006-11-13 03:19:15 · answer #1 · answered by moglie 6 · 1⤊ 0⤋
It's an olympic sport of sword fighting: there are 3 basic styles Foil, epee and sabre.
2006-11-12 11:03:02 · answer #2 · answered by Heather M 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
jump fence
2006-11-12 10:59:14 · answer #3 · answered by Mac 2 · 0⤊ 1⤋
1. sword fighting.
2.Slang (underworld/gangsters)-relating to buying and selling stolen goods.
2006-11-13 10:24:31 · answer #4 · answered by ursaitaliano70 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
It is just another way of meaning to sword fighting.
2006-11-12 15:15:51 · answer #5 · answered by ♥S I L L Y G I R L♥ 2 · 0⤊ 1⤋