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foined

foined is the simple past and past participle of foin.

Meaning of foin

Verb

foin (third-person singular simple present foins, present participle foining, simple past and past participle foined)

  1. (archaic) 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.1593, Thomas Nashe, The Choice of Valentines, lines 140-141
  2. (archaic) To prick; to sting.

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Questions about foined

What is foined the simple past and past participle of?
Foined is the simple past and past participle of foin.

Words near foined in the dictionary

  1. foilsman
  2. foilsmen
  3. foin
  4. foind
  5. foine
  6. foined
  7. foinery
  8. foining
  9. foins
  10. Foism
  11. foison

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