Fend
From BiblePortal Wikipedia
King James Dictionary [1]
Fend, The root of defend and offend. The primary sense is to fall on, or to strike, to repel.
To keep off to prevent from entering to ward off to shut out.
With fern beneath to fend the bitter cold.
It is usually followed by off as, to fend off blows.
To fend off a boat or vessel, is to prevent its running against another, or against a wharf, &c., with too much violence.
Fend, To act in opposition to resist to parry to shift off.
Webster's Dictionary [2]
(1): ( n.) A fiend.
(2): ( v. i.) To act on the defensive, or in opposition; to resist; to parry; to shift off.
(3): ( v. t.) To keep off; to prevent from entering or hitting; to ward off; to shut out; - often with off; as, to fend off blows.
