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fenced-in

fenced-in is the alternative form of fenced in.

Meaning of fenced in

Adjective

fenced in (comparative more fenced in, superlative most fenced in)

  1. Enclosed.
  2. Completely surrounded.
    • And again your honor and gentlemen of the jury, be it known unto you that, for this hereinbefore-spoken-of slanderer and counselor for aforesaid plaintiff to place himself upon ground fenced in by lies, villany, deceit, treachery; […]1883 December 29, H. B. Brown, quotee, “Gaul vs. Masten. A Mock Trial Before the Literary Society of the Young Men’s Christian Association.”, in J. G. P. Holden, editor, The Yonkers Gazette, volume...

Forms of fenced-in

comparativemore fenced-in
superlativemost fenced-in

Questions about fenced-in

What is fenced-in the alternative form of?
Fenced-in is the alternative form of fenced in.

Words near fenced-in in the dictionary

  1. fence-viewer
  2. fenced
  3. fenced in
  4. fenced off
  5. fenced the tables
  6. fenced-in
  7. fenceful
  8. fencefuls
  9. Fencehouses
  10. fenceless
  11. fencelessness

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