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foinverb
to thrust with a sword; to stab at
Etymology: foine, from fuscina.
Samuel Johnson's Dictionary
Foinnoun
A thrust; a push.
Etymology: from the verb.
To FOINverb
Etymology: poindre, Fr. Skinner.
He hew’d, and lash’d, and foin’d, and thunder’d blows,
And every way did seek into his life;
Ne plate, ne mail, could ward so mighty throws,
But yielded passage to his cruel knife. Fairy Queen, b. ii.He cares not what mischief he doth, if his weapon be out: he will foin like any devil; he will spare neither man, woman, nor child. William Shakespeare, Henry IV. p.i.
Then both, no moment lost, at once advance
Against each other, arm’d with sword and lance:
They lash, they foin, they pass, they strive to bore
Their corslets, and the thinnest parts explore. Dryden.
Wikipedia
foin
In fencing, an attack is "the initial offensive action made by extending the arm and continuously threatening the opponent's target". In order for an attack to be awarded successfully, the fencer must accelerate their hand towards the target. If the fencer does not accelerate the hand, this is a preparation.
Webster Dictionary
Foinnoun
the beech marten (Mustela foina). See Marten
Foinnoun
a kind of fur, black at the top on a whitish ground, taken from the ferret or weasel of the same name
Foinverb
to thrust with a sword or spear; to lunge
Foinverb
to prick; to st?ng
Foinnoun
a pass in fencing; a lunge
Etymology: [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.]
Chambers 20th Century Dictionary
Foin
foin, v.i. to thrust with a sword or spear.—n. a thrust with a sword or spear.—adv. Foin′ingly. [O. Fr. foine—L. fuscina, a trident.]
Dictionary of Nautical Terms
foin
A thrust with a pike or sword.
Military Dictionary and Gazetteer
foin
A thrust with a pike or sword.
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Numerology
Chaldean Numerology
The numerical value of foin in Chaldean Numerology is: 3
Pythagorean Numerology
The numerical value of foin in Pythagorean Numerology is: 8
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