Meaning

noun a barrier that surrounds the wheels of a vehicle to block splashing water or mud

noun an inclined metal frame at the front of a locomotive to clear the track

noun a low metal guard to confine falling coals to a hearth

originEtymology tree English fend Proto-Indo-European *-yósder. Proto-Italic *-āzijos Latin -āriusnom. Latin -āriusbor. Proto-Germanic *-ārijaz Proto-West Germanic *-ārī Old English -ere Middle English -ere English -er English fender From fend + -er.

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