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Foin

//fɔɪn// noun, verb

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Noun
  1. 1
    A thrust. archaic

    "And there kyng Arthur smote syr mordred vnder the shelde wyth a foyne of his spere throughoute the body more than a fadom. "And there King Arthur smote Sir Mordred under the shield, with a foin of his spear, throughout the body, more than a fathom.""

  2. 2
    The beech marten (Martes foina, syn. Mustela foina).
  3. 3
    A kind of fur, black at the top on a whitish ground, taken from the ferret or weasel of the same name.

    "He came to the stake in a fair black gown furred and faced with foins."

Verb
  1. 1
    To thrust with a sword; to stab at. archaic

    "And then he flue on hir as he were wood, / And on hir breeche did hack and foyne a-good."

  2. 2
    To prick; to sting. archaic

Etymology

Etymology 1

From Old French foene (“harpoon, fizgig”), from Latin fuscina (“trident”).

Etymology 2

From Old French foene (“harpoon, fizgig”), from Latin fuscina (“trident”).

Etymology 3

From French fouine (“a marten”).

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