Foin (foin), n. [F. fouine a marten.]
1. Zool.
The beech marten (Mustela foina). See Marten.
2.
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.
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Foin, v. i. [OE. foinen, foignen; of uncertain origin; cf. dial. F. fouiner to push for eels with a spear, fr. F. fouine an eelspear, perh. fr. L. fodere to dig, thrust.]
To thrust with a sword or spear; to lunge.
[Obs.]
He stroke, he soused, he foynd, he hewed, he lashed.
Spenser.
They lash, they foin, they pass, they strive to bore
Their corselets, and the thinnest parts explore.
Dryden.
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Foin, v. t.
To prick; to st?ng.
[Obs.]
Huloet.
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Foin, n.
A pass in fencing; a lunge.
[Obs.]
Shak.
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