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faints

or feints

[ feynts ]
/ feɪnts /
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noun (used with a plural verb)

the impure spirit produced in the first and last stages of the distillation of whiskey.

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Origin of faints

1735–45; noun use (in plural) of faint (adj.)

Words nearby faints

fainites, fáinne, faint, faintheart, fainthearted, faints, fainty, fair, fair and square, fair ball, Fairbanks
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Words related to faints

dim, remote, dull, slight, inaudible, weak, hazy, soothing, gentle, mild, distant, muffled, far-off, soft, vague, delicate, muted, stifled, black out, swoon

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British Dictionary definitions for faints

faints
/ (feɪnts) /

pl n

a variant spelling of feints
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