foeman
Americannoun
noun
Other Word Forms
Noun Inflected Forms
Etymology
Origin of foeman
before 1000; Middle English foman, Old English fāhman. See foe, man
Example Sentences
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Lately Pat Crowe has been going straight, the foeman of crime and drink.
From Time Magazine Archive
"I am a Douglas, a Douglas!" sputtered stout-hearted Douglo, and rose to vanquish his foeman.
From Time Magazine Archive
But to the newsmen and photographers scrambling to cover his world-girdling tour of the British Commonwealth, Prince Philip was a relentless foeman.
From Time Magazine Archive
"That is not the Old Way. Have you forgotten? Ironmen fight with swords and axes, not by flinging rocks. There is no glory in starving out a foeman."
From "A Clash of Kings" by George R.R. Martin
"His foeman will be stuffed with straw," Joff said as he rose.
From "A Clash of Kings" by George R.R. Martin
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