8
fence(noun, screen, barrier, handcuff, pinion)
7
support(noun, uphold)
5
hold up(verb, phrasal verb, uphold)
4
champion
4
barrier(noun, screen)
4
sustain(verb, uphold)
3
back
3
bear(verb, uphold)
3
catcher
3
side
2
bar(noun, block, net, fence, fencing)
2
dam
2
mound
2
mudguard
2
net(noun, screen)
2
nose guard
2
pad
2
padding
2
palladium
2
parapet
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