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Entry 5 senses · 4 variants Webster, 1913

Foin

/(foin)/ · IPA /fɔɪn/
01 n. The beech marten (Mustela foina). See Marten.
  1. 1.
    The beech marten (Mustela foina). See Marten.(Zool.) See: Marten
  2. 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.
02 v. i. To thrust with a sword or spear; to lunge.
  1. 1.
    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.
03 v. t. To prick; to st?ng.
  1. 1.
    To prick; to st?ng.[Obs.]
04 n. A pass in fencing; a lunge.
  1. 1.
    A pass in fencing; a lunge.[Obs.]