foin.
A thrust.
Meaning & usage
A thrust.
Where this word comes from
From Old French foene (“harpoon, fizgig”), from Latin fuscina (“trident”).
To thrust with a sword; to stab at.
To prick; to sting.
Where this word comes from
From Old French foene (“harpoon, fizgig”), from Latin fuscina (“trident”).
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.
Where this word comes from
From French fouine (“a marten”).
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