fence the tables (English, verb)
expansion: fence the tables (third-person singular simple present fences the tables, present participle fencing the tables, simple past and past participle fenced the tables)
Senses:
topics: Christianity
glosses: To make a solemn address to those who present themselves to commune at the Lord's Supper, on the feelings appropriate to the service, in order to hinder, so far as possible, those who are unworthy from approaching the table.
tags: Scotland
historical
idiomatic
Forms:
form: fences the tables
tags: present
singular
third-person
form: fencing the tables
tags: participle
present
form: fenced the tables
tags: participle
past
form: fenced the tables
tags: past