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FEINT

Volume 7 · 67 words · 1797 Edition

he king's feet in his bosom all the time he sat at table, to keep them warm and comfortable; a piece of state and luxury unknown in modern times.in fencing, a show of making a thrust at one part, in order to deceive the enemy, that you may really strike him in another.

A simple feint is a mere motion of the wrist, without stirring the foot.