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FONE
Etymology 1
Noun
fone
(obsolete) plural of foe
Etymology 2
Noun
fone (plural fones)
(nonstandard, informal) phone
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Source: Wiktionary
Fone, n.;
Definition: pl. of Foe. [Obs.] Spenser.
FOE
Foe, n. Etym: [OE. fo, fa, AS. fh hostile; prob. akin to E. fiend. sq. root81.]
Definition: See Fiend, and cf. Feud a quarrel.
1. One who entertains personal enmity, hatred, grudge, or malice, against another; an enemy. A man's foes shall be they of his own household. Matt. x. 36
2. An enemy in war; a hostile army.
3. One who opposes on principle; an opponent; an adversary; an ill- wisher; as, a foe to religion. A foe to received doctrines. I. Watts
Foe, v. t.
Definition: To treat as an enemy. [Obs.] Spenser.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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