in Gardening and Husbandry, a hedge, wall, ditch, bank, or other inclosure, made round gardens, fields, woods, and the like.

**FENCE-Month**, the month in which deer begin to fawn, and during which it is unlawful to hunt in the forest. It commences fifteen days before midsummer, and ends fifteen days after it. This month, by ancient foresters, is called *defence-month*.