Foin v. i. To thrust with a sword or spear; to lunge. (Obs.) " He stroke, he soused, he foynd, he hewed, he lashed.""They lash, they foin, they pass, they strive to bore Their corselets, and the thinnest parts explore."
... envoy and the quartier-general. Indeed, the lack of harmony was spreading to officers of lesser rank. Severe criticism was indulged in on both sides. Never was the cynical old French saying so fully borne out by fact: "Quand il n'y a pas de foin au ratelier, les chevaux se battent." There was no success or even honorable failure possible; and the racked brains of the leaders found relief in unjust blame of one another, and in mutual accusations, which served only to lower the plane ... — Maximilian in Mexico - A Woman's Reminiscences of the French Intervention 1862-1867 • Sara Yorke Stevenson
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