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foin
/fɔɪn/
noun 3verb 2
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2VERB + FOIN
blow, lash
PREP.
with
Definitions
noun
1
A thrust.
And there kyng Arthur smote syr mordred vnder the shelde wyth a foyne of his spere throughoute the body more than a fadom. "And there King Arthur smote Sir Mordred under the shield, with a foin of his spear, throughout the body, more than a fathom."
They move their hands, steadfast their feet remain, / Nor blow nor foin they struck or thrust in vain.
verb
1
To thrust with a sword; to stab at.
And then he flue on hir as he were wood, / And on hir breeche did hack and foyne a-good.
They lash, they foin, they pass, they strive to bore / Their corselets, and the thinnest parts explore.
2
To prick; to sting.
noun
1
The beech marten (Martes foina, syn. Mustela foina).
2
A kind of fur, black at the top on a whitish ground, taken from the ferret or weasel of the same name.
He came to the stake in a fair black gown furred and faced with foins.
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And there kyng Arthur smote syr mordred vnder the shelde wyth a foyne of his spere throughoute the body more than a fadom. "And there King Arthur smote Sir Mordred under the shield, with a foin of his
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They move their hands, steadfast their feet remain, / Nor blow nor foin they struck or thrust in vain.
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And then he flue on hir as he were wood, / And on hir breeche did hack and foyne a-good.
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They lash, they foin, they pass, they strive to bore / Their corselets, and the thinnest parts explore.
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These Fastulfrs and Falsts could drink as well as they could foin or fight, and this has also been the case with me.
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He came to the stake in a fair black gown furred and faced with foins.
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