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foin

 (foin) Archaic
intr.v. foined, foin·ing, foins
To thrust with a pointed weapon.
n.
A thrust with a pointed weapon.

[Middle English foinen, from foin, a thrust, from Old French foine, pitchfork, from Latin fuscina, three-pronged fish spear.]
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foin

(fɔɪn)
n
a thrust or lunge with a weapon
vb
to thrust with a weapon
[C14: probably from Old French foine, from Latin fuscina trident]
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foin

(fɔɪn)
Archaic.
n.
1. a thrust with a weapon.
v.i.
2. to thrust with a weapon; lunge.
[1325–75; Middle English (v.), appar. < Old French foine fish spear < Latin fuscina]
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foin

- To make a thrust or lunge with a pointed weapon.
See also related terms for thrust.
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foin


Past participle: foined
Gerund: foining

Imperative
foin
foin
Present
I foin
you foin
he/she/it foins
we foin
you foin
they foin
Preterite
I foined
you foined
he/she/it foined
we foined
you foined
they foined
Present Continuous
I am foining
you are foining
he/she/it is foining
we are foining
you are foining
they are foining
Present Perfect
I have foined
you have foined
he/she/it has foined
we have foined
you have foined
they have foined
Past Continuous
I was foining
you were foining
he/she/it was foining
we were foining
you were foining
they were foining
Past Perfect
I had foined
you had foined
he/she/it had foined
we had foined
you had foined
they had foined
Future
I will foin
you will foin
he/she/it will foin
we will foin
you will foin
they will foin
Future Perfect
I will have foined
you will have foined
he/she/it will have foined
we will have foined
you will have foined
they will have foined
Future Continuous
I will be foining
you will be foining
he/she/it will be foining
we will be foining
you will be foining
they will be foining
Present Perfect Continuous
I have been foining
you have been foining
he/she/it has been foining
we have been foining
you have been foining
they have been foining
Future Perfect Continuous
I will have been foining
you will have been foining
he/she/it will have been foining
we will have been foining
you will have been foining
they will have been foining
Past Perfect Continuous
I had been foining
you had been foining
he/she/it had been foining
we had been foining
you had been foining
they had been foining
Conditional
I would foin
you would foin
he/she/it would foin
we would foin
you would foin
they would foin
Past Conditional
I would have foined
you would have foined
he/she/it would have foined
we would have foined
you would have foined
they would have foined
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And then King Arthur smote Sir Mordred under the shield, with a foin of his spear throughout the body more than a fathom.
Le president de l'ANOC explique que malgre une annee difficile marquee par la hausse de plus de 20 a 30% des prix des aliments du betail (foin et l'orge), les prix de vente n'ont pas connu de hausse particuliere par rapport a l'annee derniere.
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However, on the contrary, in another in vitro study, Foin et al .[sup][20] compared the results of different double stenting strategies and found that the crush technique resulted in a higher risk of malapposition and a more disturbed flow than either the culotte or T with protrusion stenting technique.
At the Christmas Prime Cow Show the judge Mr D Foley, Mirlaw House awarded the championship to M/s Ross Farms & Co Ltd, Wester Middleton weighing 814kg and realising 160p per kg (PS1302) to I Ford, Saint Foin. The reserve champion from M/s G & A Hamilton, Ramrig made 150p per kg (PS1275).