FOIN

n. v.

5 definitions — Webster’s Dictionary (1828)


1.
n.

The beech marten (Mustela foina). See Marten.

2.
n.

A kind of fur, black at the top on a whitish ground, taken from the ferret or weasel of the same name.[Obs.] He came to the stake in a fair black gown furred and faced with foins. Fuller.

3.
v.

To thrust with a sword or spear; to lunge. [Obs.] He stroke, he soused, he foynd, he hewed, he lashed. Spenser. They lash, they foin, they pass, they strive to bore Their corselets, and the thinnest parts explore. Dryden.

4.
v.

To prick; to stng. [Obs.] Huloet.

5.
n.

A pass in fencing; a lunge. [Obs.] Shak.


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