"e-fencing" meaning in English

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Noun

Etymology: e- + fencing Etymology templates: {{prefix|en|e|fencing}} e- + fencing Head templates: {{en-noun|-}} e-fencing (uncountable)
  1. Online fencing: the use of the Internet to sell stolen merchandise. Tags: uncountable
    Sense id: en-e-fencing-en-noun-XE~s-ynL Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms prefixed with e-

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          "ref": "2005 December 14, “More shoppers finding a real steal online.”, in Daily Herald",
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