n. A fiend. [ Obs. ] Chaucer. [ 1913 Webster ]
v. t.
With fern beneath to fend the bitter cold. Dryden. [ 1913 Webster ]
To fend off a boat
To fend off a vessel
v. i. To act on the defensive, or in opposition; to resist; to parry; to shift off. [ 1913 Webster ]
The dexterous management of terms, and being able to fend . . . with them, passes for a great part of learning. Locke. [ 1913 Webster ]
n. [ From Fend, v. t. & i., cf. Defender. ] One who or that which defends or protects by warding off harm; as:
a. Fiendlike. [ Obs. ] Chaucer. [ 1913 Webster ]