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feint definition

feint (fānt)

noun

  1. a false show; sham
  2. a pretended blow or attack intended to take the opponent off his guard, as in boxing or warfare

Etymology: Fr feint < pp. of feindre: see feign

intransitive verb, transitive verb

to deliver (such a blow or attack)

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