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foin
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  1. (archaic) to thrust with a sword; to stab at
  • Late C14: And after í¾at, wií¾ sharpe speres stronge / ížey foynen ech at ooí¾er wonder longe. " Geoffrey Chaucer, The Knight's Tale
  • 1976: These Fastulfrs and Falsts could drink as well as they could or fight, and this has also been the case with me. " Robert Nye, Falstaff
  • Etymology: Old French foine, from Latin fuscina "trident".

         
     
      

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