fender
verbEtymology From fend + -er.
fender
nounalso spelled FenderUK /ˈfɛnd.ə(ɹ)/
Etymology From fend + -er.
1
US panel of a car which encloses the wheel area, especially the front wheels.
2
US a shield, usually of plastic or metal, on a bicycle that protects the rider from mud or water
3
Nautical, Transport any shaped cushion-like object normally made from polymers, rubber or wood that is placed along the sides of a boat to prevent damage when moored alongside another vessel or jetty, or when using a lock, etc. Modern variations are cylindrical although older wooden version and rubbing strips can still be found; old tyres are used as a cheap substitute
4
a low metal framework in front of a fireplace, intended to catch hot coals, soot, and ash
- Now and then he would make a motion with his feet as if he were running quickly backward upstairs, and would tread on the edge of the fender, so that the fire-irons went flying and the buttered-bun dishes crashed against each other in the hearth.1907, E.M. Forster, The Longest Journey, Part I, I [Uniform ed., p. 12]
- Our solid, shiny chairs, our immense, dingy sofas, our heavy mahogany tables and our cast-iron fenders, often bearing the initials of long-dead railway companies, likewise our plaster walls of chocolate and duck-egg green and our hissing gasoliers have their roots deep in our national history.1941 August, C. Hamilton Ellis, “The English Station”, in Railway Magazine, page 357:
- Derived terms
- club fender, fender beam, fender-bender, fenderboard, fenderhead, fenderless, fender skirt, fender stool