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fences the tables

fences the tables is the third-person singular simple present indicative of fence the tables.

Meaning of fence the tables

Verb

fence the tables (third-person singular simple present fences the tables, present participle fencing the tables, simple past and past participle fenced the tables)

  1. (Scotland, historical, idiomatic) To make a solemn address to those who present themselves to commune at the Lord's Supper, on the feelings appropriate to the service, in order to hinder, so far as possible, those who are unworthy from approaching the table.
    • January 19 1840, Robert Murray M'Cheyne, Memoirs
      Felt great help in fencing the tables

Questions about fences the tables

What is fences the tables the third-person singular simple present indicative of?
Fences the tables is the third-person singular simple present indicative of fence the tables.

Words near fences the tables in the dictionary

  1. fencerows
  2. fencers
  3. fences
  4. fences in
  5. fences off
  6. fences the tables
  7. fenceth
  8. fencewire
  9. fencewires
  10. fenchene
  11. fenchlorazole

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