From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:
Feint \Feint\, v. i.
To make a feint, or mock attack.
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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:
Feint \Feint\, a. [F. feint, p. p. of feindre to feign. See
Feign.]
Feigned; counterfeit. [Obs.]
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Dressed up into any feint appearance of it. --Locke.
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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:
Feint \Feint\, n. [F. feinte, fr. feint. See Feint, a.]
1. That which is feigned; an assumed or false appearance; a
pretense; a stratagem; a fetch.
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Courtley's letter is but a feint to get off.
--Spectator.
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2. A mock blow or attack on one part when another part is
intended to be struck; -- said of certain movements in
fencing, boxing, war, etc.
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