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foin

noun
/fɔɪn/

Etymology

From Old French foene (“harpoon, fizgig”), from Latin fuscina (“trident”).

  1. derived from fuscina — “trident”
  2. derived from foene — “harpoon, fizgig”

Definitions

  1. A thrust.

    • They move their hands, steadfast their feet remain, / Nor blow nor foin they struck or thrust in vain.

  2. To thrust with a sword

    To thrust with a sword; to stab at.

    • And then he flue on hir as he were wood, / And on hir breeche did hack and foyne a-good.
    • They lash, they foin, they pass, they strive to bore / Their corselets, and the thinnest parts explore.
    • These Fastulfrs and Falsts could drink as well as they could foin or fight, and this has also been the case with me.

  3. To prick

    To prick; to sting.

  4. ›+ 2 more definitions

    1. The beech marten (Martes foina, syn. Mustela foina).

    2. A kind of fur, black at the top on a whitish ground, taken from the ferret or weasel of…

      A kind of fur, black at the top on a whitish ground, taken from the ferret or weasel of the same name.

      • He came to the stake in a fair black gown furred and faced with foins.

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sense glosses and etymology drawn from English Wiktionary · source · CC-BY-SA