fend-offn.
/ˈfɛndɒf/, U.S. /ˈfɛndˌɔf/, /ˈfɛndˌɑf/ The action of fending off; hence concrete something that fends off. Also attributive.
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the world > action or operation > safety > escape > [noun] > warding off harm
repulse1590
parry1655
parrying1672
fend-off1830
the world > action or operation > safety > escape > [verb (intransitive)] > ward off harm
fend-off1830
the world > action or operation > safety > escape > escape from [verb (transitive)] > ward off harm
withhold13..
defendc1330
to bear offc1380
withstand1398
shielda1400
repela1450
to keep off1548
repulse1560
warda1586
fence1589
shelter1621
ward1759
fend-off1830
to fend back1877
the world > space > distance > distance or farness > [adjective] > placed or kept at a distance > something that fends off
fend-off1880
1830 Examiner 177/2 A Committee..is the fend-off to importunity, and the contrivance for obtaining time.
1880 W. H. Patterson Gloss. Words Antrim & Down Fend off post, a post set in the ground to protect an object from injury by carts, etc., coming in contact with it.
1883 W. S. Gresley Gloss. Terms Coal Mining Fend off bob, a beam hinged at one end and having a free reciprocating motion fixed at a bend in a shaft..to guide the pump rods passing round the bend.
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