He tried to persuade those still (sitting) 'on the fence' to vote in his favor.
She 'fenced' (off) a corner of the property to use as a garden.
He 'fenced' (in) the sheep so they wouldn't wander too far.
(..) I was jumping again. Pa, you know I'm no tattletale like Suellen, but it does seem to me... ...after you broke your knee last year jumping that same fence-- I'll not have me own daughter tellin' me what I shall jump and not jump. It's my own neck, so it is. All right, Pa, you jump what you please. (..)1939 Gone with the Wind