foin
[ foin ]
noun
a thrust with a weapon.
verb (used without object)
to thrust with a weapon; lunge.
Origin of foin
11325–75; 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.
The Blue Flower, and Others | Henry van Dyke
British Dictionary definitions for foin
foin
/ (fɔɪn) archaic /
noun
a thrust or lunge with a weapon
verb
to thrust with a weapon
Origin of foin
1C14: probably from Old French foine, from Latin fuscina trident
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