well-fencedadj.

Brit.

/ˌwɛlˈfɛnst/, U.S.

/ˌwɛlˈfɛnst/

Forms: see well adv. and n.⁴ and fenced adj.

Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: well adv., fenced adj.

Etymology: < well adv. + fenced adj.

Surrounded or protected by a strong and effective fence.

ΘΚΠ

the world > action or operation > safety > protection or defence > [adjective] > protected or defended

munite?1440

well-fenced?1510

fortified1538

defended?1572

protected1599

fortressed1895

?1510 T. More in tr. G. F. Pico della Mirandola Lyfe I. Picus sig. f.iii If thou think thy selfe wele fenced and sure Against euery sotell suggestion of vice Considre fraile glas may no dystres endure.

1533 J. More tr. D. de Góis Legacye Prester Iohn f. 23^v In thys yle be .iiii. great & very well fensed fortresys.

1573 T. Tusser Fiue Hundreth Points Good Husbandry f. 44^v First see it well fensed, or heawers begin, then se it well staddled [1577 stadled], without & within.

a1642 H. Best Farming & Memorandum Bks. (1984) 30 Keepe them [sc. sheep] togeather in some well fenced place, as the Bricke close..the newe intacke in the towne becke.

1705 B. Mandeville Grumbling Hive 25 'Till some well-fenced Retreat is found; And here they die, or stand their Ground.

1719 D. Defoe Life Robinson Crusoe 173 Some enclosed Piece of Ground, well fenc'd either with Hedge or Pale.

1807 A. Young Gen. View Agric. Essex II. xii. 331 Mr. Buxton, at Layer de la Haye, has also a warm well fenced (with stubble walls) sheep-yard.

1897 Ann. Rep. Dept. Indian Affairs 1896 (Canad. Parl.) 275 He has also an implement shed and a well-fenced corral.

1914 W. S. Blunt Poet. Wks. I. 440 Each fair town its separate polity Enjoyed in its own walls well-fenced and free.

2003 Maroondah (Victoria) Leader (Nexis) 6 May 57 A mature landscaped garden, well-fenced play area for children, a barbecue area.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2014; most recently modified version published online December 2021).

单词	well-fenced
释义	well-fencedadj. Brit. /ˌwɛlˈfɛnst/, U.S. /ˌwɛlˈfɛnst/ Forms: see well adv. and n.⁴ and fenced adj. Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: well adv., fenced adj. Etymology: < well adv. + fenced adj. Surrounded or protected by a strong and effective fence. ΘΚΠ the world > action or operation > safety > protection or defence > [adjective] > protected or defended munite?1440 well-fenced?1510 fortified1538 defended?1572 protected1599 fortressed1895 ?1510 T. More in tr. G. F. Pico della Mirandola Lyfe I. Picus sig. f.iii If thou think thy selfe wele fenced and sure Against euery sotell suggestion of vice Considre fraile glas may no dystres endure. 1533 J. More tr. D. de Góis Legacye Prester Iohn f. 23^v In thys yle be .iiii. great & very well fensed fortresys. 1573 T. Tusser Fiue Hundreth Points Good Husbandry f. 44^v First see it well fensed, or heawers begin, then se it well staddled [1577 stadled], without & within. a1642 H. Best Farming & Memorandum Bks. (1984) 30 Keepe them [sc. sheep] togeather in some well fenced place, as the Bricke close..the newe intacke in the towne becke. 1705 B. Mandeville Grumbling Hive 25 'Till some well-fenced Retreat is found; And here they die, or stand their Ground. 1719 D. Defoe Life Robinson Crusoe 173 Some enclosed Piece of Ground, well fenc'd either with Hedge or Pale. 1807 A. Young Gen. View Agric. Essex II. xii. 331 Mr. Buxton, at Layer de la Haye, has also a warm well fenced (with stubble walls) sheep-yard. 1897 Ann. Rep. Dept. Indian Affairs 1896 (Canad. Parl.) 275 He has also an implement shed and a well-fenced corral. 1914 W. S. Blunt Poet. Wks. I. 440 Each fair town its separate polity Enjoyed in its own walls well-fenced and free. 2003 Maroondah (Victoria) Leader (Nexis) 6 May 57 A mature landscaped garden, well-fenced play area for children, a barbecue area. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2014; most recently modified version published online December 2021). < adj.?1510
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