FINEER

Etymology 1

Verb

fineer (third-person singular simple present fineers, present participle fineering, simple past and past participle fineered)

Alternative form of veneer

Etymology 2

Verb

fineer (third-person singular simple present fineers, present participle fineering, simple past and past participle fineered)

(intransitive, archaic) To acquire goods fraudulently by having them specially made so as to be unsuitable for other customers, and then threatening not to take them except on credit.

Anagrams

• Feiner, enfire, ferine, refine

Source: Wiktionary


Fi*neer", v. i.

Definition: To run in dept by getting goods made up in a way unsuitable for the use of others, and then threatening not to take them except on credit. [R.] Goldsmith.

Fi*neer", v. t.

Definition: To veneer.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



RESET




Word of the Day

23 January 2025

LEFT

(adjective) being or located on or directed toward the side of the body to the west when facing north; “my left hand”; “left center field”; “the left bank of a river is bank on your left side when you are facing downstream”


Do you know this game?

Wordscapes

Wordscapes is a popular word game consistently in the top charts of both Google Play Store and Apple App Store. The Android version has more than 10 million installs. This guide will help you get more coins in less than two minutes of playing the game. Continue reading Wordscapes: Get More Coins