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Concise Oxford English Dictionary © 2008 Oxford University Press:
fencible /ˈfɛnsɪb(ə)l/

▶noun historical a soldier belonging to a British militia which could be called up only for home service.

– origin ME (in the sense ‘suitable for defence’): shortening of defensible; cf. fence, fend.

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