foin
[ foin ]
/ fɔɪn /
noun
a thrust with a weapon.
verb (used without object)
to thrust with a weapon; lunge.
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Origin of foin
1325–75; Middle English (v.), apparently <Old French foine fish spear <Latin fuscina
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foin
/ (fɔɪn) archaic /
noun
a thrust or lunge with a weapon
verb
to thrust with a weapon
Word Origin for foin
C14: probably from Old French foine, from Latin fuscina trident
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