foin
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foin¹
- /fɔɪn/
Rhymes with -ɔɪn
Where it comes from
From Old French foene (“harpoon, fizgig”), from Latin fuscina (“trident”).
noun foins
- 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."
verb foins · foining · foined
- 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.
- To prick; to sting.
foin²
- /fɔɪn/
Rhymes with -ɔɪn
Where it comes from
From French fouine (“a marten”).
noun foins
- The beech marten (Martes foina, syn. Mustela foina).
- 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.
