Verb

fencing

  1. Present participle of fence.

Noun

Singular fencing

Plural fencings

fencing (plural fencings)

  1. The art or sport of duelling with swords, especially the style that originated in Europe.
  2. Material used to make fences.
  3. Fences used as barriers or an enclosure.
    Fencing was erected around the field to keep the horses in.

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Sun Jun 14 16:05:10 2009

Fencing is a family of sports and activities that feature armed combat involving cutting, stabbing, or bludgeoning weapons that are directly manipulated by hand, rather than shot, thrown or positioned. Examples include swords, knives, pikes, bayonets, batons, clubs, and similar weapons. In contemporary common usage, fencing tends to refer specifically to European schools of swordsmanship and to the modern Olympic sport that has evolved out of them.

Fencing is one of the four sports which has been featured at every modern Olympic Games. Currently, three types of weapon are used in Olympic fencing:

  • Foil — a light thrusting weapon; the valid target is restricted to the torso, the chest, shoulders, and back; double touches are not allowed (see priority rules below). This weapon follows the rule of "right of way"
  • Épée — a heavy thrusting weapon; the valid target area covers the entire body; double touches are allowed. There is no "right of way"
  • Sabre — a light cutting and thrusting weapon; the valid target area is the saddle line, which is from one side of your hip to the other and up, this also includes the head. The target area does not include the hands. This weapon follows "right of way"

The word fence was originally a shortening of the Middle English defens, which came from an Italian word, defensio, in origin a Latin word. The first known use of defens in reference to English swordsmanship is in William Shakespeare's Merry Wives of Windsor: "Alas sir, I cannot fence."

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Mon Jul 6 01:49:16 2009

Whats the cheapest fencing i can by to fence in my yard?
Q. I have golden retriever so i don't need super high fencing i just need somethign fairly cheap and quick, no invisible fecnes though.
Asked by mumbo jumbo - Thu Oct 26 17:16:49 2006 - - 6 Answers - 0 Comments

A. There is that "chicken wire" stuff It is really cheap. People use it to rope off gardens ect ect
Answered by Heather - Thu Oct 26 17:18:22 2006

What are your opinions on invisible vs. conventional fencing?
Q. I have a 9mo old aussie shepherd mix and we are trying to decide on what type of fencing to get, looking for others thoughts. Thanks.
Asked by kristin g - Sat Sep 20 10:18:52 2008 - - 11 Answers - 0 Comments

A. Conventional fences are vastly better since they keep strange dogs and strange people out.
Answered by Ingrid H - Sat Sep 20 10:26:34 2008

What dementions will use the smallest amount of fencing?
Q. A dairy farmer plans to enclose a rectangular pasture adjacent to a river. To provide enought grass for the herd, the pasture must contain 180,000 sqaure meters. No fencing is required along the river.
Asked by leah t - Tue May 6 13:54:21 2008 - - 2 Answers - 0 Comments

A. Let length opposite river be L. Let the ends be width W. L*W = 180,000 L = 180,000/W Total amount needed T = 2W + L T = 2W + 18000/W Differentiate to find dT/dW and equate to zero. Solve the equation to find the value of W that minimises total. From this find L and then T from formulas above. You should find that W, L and T are all different multiples of 100.
Answered by mathsmanretired - Tue May 6 14:09:36 2008

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