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oint

/ɔɪnt/ UK

Rhymes with -ɔɪnt

Where it comes from

From Middle English ointen, from Anglo-Norman oint or Old French oint, past participle of oindre, from Latin unguere.

verb oints · ointing · ointed

archaic, poetic To anoint. They oint their naked limbs with mothered oil.

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"oint." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/oint. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026.

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"oint." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/oint.

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@misc{oint_2026,
  title = {oint},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/oint},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}