foin

Speech parts

1. foin - Noun

2. foin - Verb

Meaning

The beech marten (Mustela foina). See Marten.

A kind of fur, black at the top on a whitish ground, taken from the ferret or weasel of the same name.

To thrust with a sword or spear; to lunge.

To prick; to st?ng.

A pass in fencing; a lunge.

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I am very glad to hear that the Gardener has saved so much of the St. foin seed, and that of the India Hemp. Make the most you can of both, by sowing them again in drills... Let the ground be well prepared, and the Seed (St. foin) be sown in April. The Hemp may be sown any where. George Washington

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