Fend, v. i. 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.
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Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary, C. & G. Merriam Co., 1913.