foin
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
Verb Forms: foined, foining, foins
- To thrust or make a pass with a pointed weapon.
- To thrust with a sword; to stab at.
- To prick; to sting.
Examples
- He decided to foin a short, high-value word onto the double letter, poking a hole in the defense.
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
foin: valid Scrabble (US) TWL Wordfoin: valid Scrabble Word in Merriam-Webster MW Dictionary
foin: valid Scrabble Word in International Collins CSW Dictionary