Bible Dictionaries
Fend

Webster's Dictionary

(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.

Bibliography Information
Webster, Noah. Entry for 'Fend'. Noah Webster's American Dictionary. https://www.studylight.org/​dictionaries/​eng/​web/​f/fend.html. 1828.