foin

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foin - Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 :

  Foin \Foin\ (foin), n. [F. fouine a marten.]
     1. (Zool.) The beech marten (Mustela foina). See Marten.
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     2. A kind of fur, black at the top on a whitish ground, taken
        from the ferret or weasel of the same name.[Obs.]
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              He came to the stake in a fair black gown furred and
              faced with foins.                     --Fuller.
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  Foin \Foin\, v. i. [OE. foinen, foignen; of uncertain origin;
     cf. dial. F. fouiner to push for eels with a spear, fr. F.
     fouine an eelspear, perh. fr. L. fodere to dig, thrust.]
     To thrust with a sword or spear; to lunge. [Obs.]
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           He stroke, he soused, he foynd, he hewed, he lashed.
                                                    --Spenser.
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           They lash, they foin, they pass, they strive to bore
           Their corselets, and the thinnest parts explore.
                                                    --Dryden.
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  Foin \Foin\, v. t.
     To prick; to st?ng. [Obs.] --Huloet.
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  Foin \Foin\, n.
     A pass in fencing; a lunge. [Obs.] --Shak.
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