foin

Examples

• All

• During the duel, he attempted a foin to catch his opponent off guard.

• The knight made a quick foin with his sword.

• The knight delivered a quick foin with his rapier during the duel.

• With a sudden foin, the fencer surprised his opponent and scored a point.

• In ancient duels, a foin could quickly decide the victor with a precise thrust of the sword.

• The knight prepared for battle, confident that his foin would pierce through the enemy's defenses.

• During the training, the instructor demonstrated how to execute a foin with a rapier against an opponent.

Synonyms

S

stab

vsfoin

• NSFW

79 3.5

A sudden sharp wound made by a knife or other pointed object

is an older term for the same sudden weapon thrust

L

lunge

vsfoin

• Specialized

3 6.9

A sudden attack in fencing when you step forward and stretch your arm

covers similar sudden attacks but in any context, not only fencing

T

thrusting

vsfoin

3 5.4

A sharp, strong movement of the hand or object like a jab

is specifically a sudden pointed weapon thrust and often an archaic term

K

knife thrust

vsfoin

• NSFW

1 7.5

A strong stab with a knife into someone's body

is more general, applying to thrusts with any pointed weapon

Q

quick thrust

vsfoin

5.2

A fast forward jab with a hand or a weapon

focuses specifically on using a pointed weapon rather than any quick jab

How Forceful

impalement

• Offensive

3 9.9

foin

• Archaic

9.9

thrust

26 4.2

jab

• UK

6 2.7

Surface Forms

Etymology