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fender (n.)
late 13c., shortening of
defender
. Originally something hung over the side to protect the hull of a ship at a wharf, pier, etc. Of fireplaces since 1680s; of automobiles from 1919.
Fender-bender
"minor automobile accident" is from 1958.
