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fencing the tables

fencing the tables is the present participle and gerund 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 fencing the tables

What is fencing the tables the present participle and gerund of?
Fencing the tables is the present participle and gerund of fence the tables.

Words near fencing the tables in the dictionary

  1. fencing
  2. fencing in
  3. fencing off
  4. fencing response
  5. fencing responses
  6. fencing the tables
  7. fencing wire
  8. fencing wires
  9. fencings
  10. Fencl
  11. Fencles

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