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   Foin (foin), n. [F. fouine a marten.]
   1. (Zool.) The beech marten (Mustela foina). See Marten.
   
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   2. A kind of fur, black at the top on a whitish ground, taken from the ferret or weasel of the same name.[Obs.]
   
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    He came to the stake in a fair black gown furred and faced with foins. Fuller.
   
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   Foin, v. i. [OE. foinen, foignen; of uncertain origin; cf. dial. F. fouiner to push for eels with a spear, fr. F. fouine an eelspear, perh. fr. L. fodere to dig, thrust.] To thrust with a sword or spear; to lunge. [Obs.]
   
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    He stroke, he soused, he foynd, he hewed, he lashed. Spenser.
   
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   They lash, they foin, they pass, they strive to bore
   
   Their corselets, and the thinnest parts explore. Dryden.
   
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   Foin, v. t. To prick; to st?ng. [Obs.]  Huloet.
   
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   Foin, n. A pass in fencing; a lunge. [Obs.]  Shak.
   
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