foeman
Americannoun
plural
foemennoun
Etymology
Origin of foeman
before 1000; Middle English foman, Old English fāhman. See foe, man
Example Sentences
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"His foeman will be stuffed with straw," Joff said as he rose.
From Literature
At that moment, a foeman's dart, that he dashed aside, mutilated his hand.
From Project Gutenberg
No; Reason, as party-strife goes, As food is attractive to no men: And Logic's a nauseous dose, To be given—as physic—to foemen!
From Project Gutenberg
The ardor of the combat is bracing; and fate is a foeman worthy of every man’s steel.
From Project Gutenberg
And he chooses 'twixt death from the foemen's hand, Or death where the deep waves roll; Then he boldly rides up to that rocky strand, And commends to the Lord his soul!
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