foin

American  

[foin] / fɔɪn /

noun

1. a thrust with a weapon.

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verb (used without object)

1. to thrust with a weapon; lunge.

foin British  

/ fɔɪn /

noun

1. a thrust or lunge with a weapon

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verb

1. to thrust with a weapon

Etymology

Origin of foin

1325–75; Middle English (v.), apparently < Old French foine fish spear < Latin fuscina

Example Sentences

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foin

“Es there a chance, friend Schiem, that Oi moit buy a foin wee peg from yeh? Moi coosin and Oi messed our danner today.....”

From "The Name of the Wind" by Patrick Rothfuss

"Purty foin, ain't it?" this one laughed, as they stopped abreast of each other so suddenly that the babies nearly fell over backward.

From Joyce's Investments A Story for Girls by Fannie E. Newberry

All are gone, an' their foin, splindid houses tumblin' down, an' the people worse off than iver.

From Ireland as It Is And as It Would be Under Home Rule by Robert John Buckley

But on the other side, above Athenry, 'tis there ye'll see the foin shootin'.

From Ireland as It Is And as It Would be Under Home Rule by Robert John Buckley

"Ye are quick on yer faat and very good at dodgin', but it is an obligation ye owe to yersilf and to Ameri-ca to show whither thim foin purty hands can hit——" Rap, whack, spat!

From The Hunters of the Ozark by Edward Sylvester Ellis