fender
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dər 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.
Origin:
1350–1400; Middle English fendour, aphetic variant of defendour defender
1350–1400; Middle English fendour, aphetic variant of defendour defender
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| a scrap or morsel of food left at a meal. |
| a printed punctuation mark (‽), available only in some typefaces, designed to combine the question mark (?) and the exclamation point (!), indicating a mixture of query and interjection, as after a rhetorical question. |
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| —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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Word Origin & History
fender
late 13c., shortening of defender, used of boats at first, of fireplaces since 1680s; application to automobiles is 1919.
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Example sentences
Instead, unpleasant shocks are absorbed by an optimism that serves him as a kind of ship's fender, protecting him on all sides.
You'll get behind the wheel of a smart car that avoids fender benders by braking before you even see danger looming.
If oversize tires extend beyond the fender, they must be covered with a flexible fender extender.
Rear fender makes it difficult to grab handlebars and tilt bike on one wheel while walking.
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