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fender 1. Chiefly US a metal frame fitted to the front of locomotives to absorb shock, clear the track, etc. 2. 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 3. US and Canadian the part of a car body that surrounds the wheels |
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| When she began to walk and talk, he became fond of her; bought a little arm-chair and stood it by the high fender of the lodge fire-place; liked to have her company when he was on the lock; and used to bribe her with cheap toys to come and talk to him. After sitting long enough to admire every article of furniture in the room, from the sideboard to the fender, to give an account of their journey, and of all that had happened in London, Mr. Dinner done and we sitting with our feet upon the fender, I said to Herbert, "My dear Herbert, I have something very particular to tell you. |
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