FOIST

foist

(verb) insert surreptitiously or without warrant

foist

(verb) to force onto another; “He foisted his work on me”

Source: WordNet® 3.1

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Etymology 1

Verb

foist (third-person singular simple present foists, present participle foisting, simple past and past participle foisted)

(transitive) To introduce or insert surreptitiously or without warrant.

(transitive) To force another to accept especially by stealth or deceit.

(transitive) To pass off as genuine or worthy.

Synonyms

• fob off

• pass off

• pawn off

• palm off

Noun

foist (plural foists)

(historical slang) A thief or pickpocket.

Synonyms

• See pickpocket

Etymology 2

Noun

foist (plural foists)

(obsolete) A light and fast-sailing ship.

Etymology 3

Noun

foist (plural foists)

(obsolete) A cask for wine.

Fustiness; mustiness.

Anagrams

• Fotis, tifos

Source: Wiktionary

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Foist (foist), n. Etym: [OF. fuste stick, boat, fr. L. fustis cudgel. Cf. 1st Fust.]

Definition: A light and fast-sailing ship. [Obs.] Beau. & Fl.

Foist, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Foisted; p. pr. & vb. n. Foisting.] Etym: [Cf. OD. vysten to fizzle, D. veesten, E. fizz, fitchet, bullfist.]

Definition: To insert surreptitiously, wrongfully, or without warrant; to interpolate; to pass off (something spurious or counterfeit) as genuine, true, or worthy; -- usually followed by in. Lest negligence or partiality might admit or fois in abuses corruption. R. Carew. When a scripture has been corrupted . . . by a supposititious foisting of some words in. South.

Foist, n.

1. A foister; a sharper. [Obs.] B. Jonson.

2. A trick or fraud; a swindle. [Obs.] B. Jonson.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition

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