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foining

foining is the present participle and gerund 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 foining

What is foining the present participle and gerund of?
Foining is the present participle and gerund of foin.

Words near foining in the dictionary

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

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