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The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:

Foin \Foin\ (foin), n. [F. fouine a marten.] 1. (Zool.) The beech marten (Mustela foina). See Marten. [1913 Webster] 2. A kind of fur, black at the top on a whitish ground, taken from the ferret or weasel of the same name.[Obs.] [1913 Webster] He came to the stake in a fair black gown furred and faced with foins. --Fuller. [1913 Webster]
The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:

Foin \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.] [1913 Webster] He stroke, he soused, he foynd, he hewed, he lashed. --Spenser. [1913 Webster] They lash, they foin, they pass, they strive to bore Their corselets, and the thinnest parts explore. --Dryden. [1913 Webster]
The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:

Foin \Foin\, v. t. To prick; to st?ng. [Obs.] --Huloet. [1913 Webster]
The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:

Foin \Foin\, n. A pass in fencing; a lunge. [Obs.] --Shak. [1913 Webster]