foeman

[ foh-muhn ]

noun

, Literary.

, plural foe·men.

1. an enemy in war.

foeman

/ ˈfəʊmən /

noun

1. archaic.
   an enemy in war; foe

Word History and Origins

Origin of foeman¹

before 1000; Middle English foman, Old English fāhman. See foe, man

Example Sentences

From under their helms each beheld madness in his foeman's eyes, and flashed back equal madness.

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And the conqueror, leaving his vanquished foeman on the ground, fled accordingly, with all speed.

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“‘Foeman worthy of a steal,’ I guess you mean,” laughed Gus.

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The shot produced no effect beyond showing the men of the "Merrimac" that they had met a foeman worthy of their steel.

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Yet his experienced foeman knew well that such efforts could not be long sustained.

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