Foin
Foin (foin) , noun
[French fouine a marten.]
1.
(Zoology) The beech marten (Mustela foina). See Marten.
2.
A kind of fur, black at the top on a whitish ground, taken from the ferret or weasel of the same name. [Obsolete]
He came to the stake in a fair black gown furred and faced with foins.
Foin , intransitive verb
[Old English foinen, foignen; of uncertain origin; compare dial. French fouiner to push for eels with a spear, from French fouine an eelspear, perh. from Latin fodere to dig, thrust.]
To thrust with a sword or spear; to lunge. [Obsolete]
He stroke, he soused, he foynd, he hewed, he lashed.
They lash, they foin, they pass, they strive to bore
Their corselets, and the thinnest parts explore.
Foin , transitive verb
To prick; to st?ng. [Obsolete] — Huloet
Foin , noun
A pass in fencing; a lunge. [Obsolete] — Shakespeare