foin
foin definition
foin (fo̵in)
intransitive verb, noun
Archaic lunge or thrust, as in fencing
Etymology: ME foinen < foin, a thrust, stab < OFr foisne, fish spear < L fuscina, a trident
Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
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