fence
1. The movable guide attachment of a card or board
cutter that controls the location and extent of
the cut. See also: BACK GAUGE . 2. The
thin cards placed between the boards and fly
leaves of a book to prevent marking by the
turn-ins or tongue of the split boards when
pressing, and also, in books having excessive
swell after sewing, to facilitate smashing without
"throwing out" the sections at the spine. See
also:PRESSING TINS
(2) . 3. An endpaper of a blankbook. (145 , 256 , 276 )