\Foin\ (foin), n. [F. fouine a marten.]
1. (Zo["o]l.) 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.[Obs.]
         He came to the stake in a fair black gown furred and
         faced with foins.                     --Fuller.

\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.]
      He stroke, he soused, he foynd, he hewed, he lashed.
                                               --Spenser.
      They lash, they foin, they pass, they strive to bore
      Their corselets, and the thinnest parts explore.
                                               --Dryden.

\Foin\, v. t.
To prick; to st?ng. [Obs.] --Huloet.

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