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–noun
1.
a thrust with a weapon.
–verb (used without object)
2.
to thrust with a weapon; lunge.
Origin:
1325–75;
ME (v.), appar. < OF
foine
fish spear < L
fuscina
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foin
(foin)
intr.v.
foined
,
foin·ing
,
foins
To thrust with a pointed weapon.
n. A thrust with a pointed weapon.
[Middle English
foinen
, from
foin
,
a thrust
, from Old French
foine
,
pitchfork
, from Latin
fuscina
,
three-pronged fish spear
.]
The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
Copyright © 2009 by Houghton Mifflin Company.
Published by Houghton Mifflin Company. All rights reserved.
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