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Foin

Foin, v. i.

verbintransitive

v. i. [Prov. Fr. fouiner, to push for eels with a spear, from Fr. fouine, an eel-spear, fishgig, from fouine, martin.] To thrust with a sword or spear; to make passes; to lunge. [Obs.] Spenser. They lash, they foin, they pass, they strive to bore Their corselets, and the thinnest parts explore. Dryden.

Foin, v. t.

verbtransitive

To prick; to sting. [Obs.] Huloet.

Foin, n.

noun

n. 1. A thrust with a sword or spear; a push. [Obs.] Robinson.

A small ferret or weasel. [Obs.]
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.