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foins

foins is the third-person singular simple present indicative 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 foins

What is foins the third-person singular simple present indicative of?
Foins is the third-person singular simple present indicative of foin.

Words near foins in the dictionary

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

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