foin
Meanings
Plural: foins
Noun
- A thrust.
- The beech marten (Martes foina, syn. Mustela foina).
- A kind of fur, black at the top on a whitish ground, taken from the ferret or weasel of the same name.
Verb
- To thrust with a sword; to stab at.
- To prick; to sting.
Origin / Etymology
From Old French foene (“harpoon, fizgig”), from Latin fuscina (“trident”).
Synonyms
chef, chib, ching, chive, enthrill, foin, gore, gride, jab, job, juke, kebab, knifecrime, lancinate, pigstick, pink, poach, run through, shank, shiv, spear, speet, splash, stab, stick, stob, stog, thrust, yerk
Scrabble Score: 7
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