foin

[ foin ]

noun
  1. a thrust with a weapon.

verb (used without object)
  1. to thrust with a weapon; lunge.

Origin of foin

1
1325–75; Middle English (v.), apparently <Old French foine fish spear <Latin fuscina

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How to use foin in a sentence

  • And at the other he foined fiercely so that the point of the sword went through his back and stuck fast in the wall.

British Dictionary definitions for foin

foin

/ (fɔɪn) archaic /


noun
  1. a thrust or lunge with a weapon

verb
  1. to thrust with a weapon

Origin of foin

1
C14: probably from Old French foine, from Latin fuscina trident

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