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   [fen-der]
noun
1.
the pressed and formed sheet-metal part mounted over the road wheels of an automobile, bicycle, etc., to reduce the splashing of mud, water, and the like.
2.
a device on the front of a locomotive, streetcar, or the like, for clearing the track of obstructions.
3.
a mudguard or splashboard on a horse-drawn vehicle.
4.
Nautical. a piece of timber, bundle of rope, or the like, hung over the side of a vessel to lessen shock or prevent chafing, as between the vessel and a dock or another vessel.
5.
a low metal guard before an open fireplace, to keep back falling coals.
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6.
a person or thing that wards something off.
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Origin:
1350–1400; Middle English fendour, aphetic variant of defendour defender
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fender (ˈfɛndə)
 
—n
1.  a low metal frame which confines falling coals to the hearth
2.  chiefly (US) a metal frame fitted to the front of locomotives to absorb shock, clear the track, etc
3.  a cushion-like device, such as a car tyre hung over the side of a vessel to reduce damage resulting from accidental contact or collision
4.  (US), (Canadian) Also called (in Britain and certain other countries): wing the part of a car body that surrounds the wheels
 
'fendered
 
—adj

Fender (ˈfɛndə)
 
—n
trademark a type of solid-body electric guitar
 
[C20: named after Leo Fender (1909-91), its US inventor (1951)]

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fender
late 13c., shortening of defender, used of boats at first, of fireplaces since 1680s; application to automobiles is 1919.
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