01 n. A light and fast-sailing ship.
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A light and fast-sailing ship.[Obs.]
Entry
4 senses · 3 variants
Webster, 1913
Foist
/(foist)/
· IPA /fɔɪst/
02 v. t. To insert surreptitiously, wrongfully, or without warrant; to interpolate; to pass off (something spurious or counterfeit) as genuine, true…
imp. & p. p.
Foisted; p. pr. & vb. n.
Foisting
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To insert surreptitiously, wrongfully, or without warrant; to interpolate; to pass off (something spurious or counterfeit) as genuine, true, or worthy; -- usually followed by in.“Lest negligence or partiality might admit or foist in abuses and corruption.” — R. Carew.“When a scripture has been corrupted . . . by a supposititious foisting of some words in.” — South.
03 n. A foister; a sharper.
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A foister; a sharper.[Obs.]
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A trick or fraud; a swindle.[Obs.]