foin (plural foins)
(archaic) A thrust.
foin (third-person singular simple present foins, present participle foining, simple past and past participle foined)
(archaic) To thrust with a sword; to stab at.
(archaic) To prick; to sting.
foin (plural foins)
The beech marten (Martes foina, syn. Mustela foina).
A kind of fur, black at the top on a whitish ground, taken from the ferret or weasel of the same name.
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Source: Wiktionary
Foin (foin), n. Etym: [F. fouine a marten.]
1. (Zoöl.)
Definition: The beech marten (Mustela foina). See Marten.
2. A kind of fur, black at the top on a whitish ground, taken from the ferret or weasel of the same name.[Obs.] He came to the stake in a fair black gown furred and faced with foins. Fuller.
Foin, v. i. Etym: [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.]
Definition: To thrust with a sword or spear; to lunge. [Obs.] He stroke, he soused, he foynd, he hewed, he lashed. Spenser. They lash, they foin, they pass, they strive to bore Their corselets, and the thinnest parts explore. Dryden.
Foin, v. t.
Definition: To prick; to stng. [Obs.] Huloet.
Foin, n.
Definition: A pass in fencing; a lunge. [Obs.] Shak.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
3 December 2022
(adjective) standing apart; not attached to or supported by anything; “a freestanding bell tower”; “a house with a separate garage”
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