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Foin
Open directlyWebster's 1828 Dictionary · 1828 1 of 4
Part of speech: noun (n.)
1. The beech marten (Mustela foina). See Marten.
2. A kind of fur, black at the top on a whitish ground, taken from the ferret or weasel of the same name.[Obs.] He came to the stake in a fair black gown furred and faced with foins. Fuller.
Webster's 1828 Dictionary · 1828 2 of 4
Part of speech: noun (n.)
A pass in fencing; a lunge. [Obs.] Shak.
Webster's 1828 Dictionary · 1828 3 of 4
Part of speech: verb (v.)
To thrust with a sword or spear; to lunge. [Obs.] He stroke, he soused, he foynd, he hewed, he lashed. Spenser. They lash, they foin, they pass, they strive to bore Their corselets, and the thinnest parts explore. Dryden.
Webster's 1828 Dictionary · 1828 4 of 4
Part of speech: verb (v.)
To prick; to stng. [Obs.] Huloet.