fists English
Noun
(head)
Verb
(head)
(fist)
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foists English
Verb
(head)
(foist)
foist English
Etymology 1
Probably from obsolete (etyl) .
Verb
( en verb)
To introduce or insert surreptitiously or without warrant.
* 2006 — , The Gift of Language
- attempts to foist alleged grammatical “correctness” on native speakers of an “incorrect” dialect are nothing but the unacknowledged and oppressive exercise of social control
* {{quote-book, passage=the Tale of Zayn al-Asnám is one of two which Galland repudiated, as having been foisted into his 8th volume without his knowledge
, author=William Alexander Clouston
, title=
, year=}}
To force another to accept especially by stealth or deceit.
To pass off as genuine or worthy.
* (rfdate) Jonathan Spivak — foist costly and valueless products on the public
Synonyms
* fob off
* pass off
* pawn off
* palm off
Noun
( en noun)
A thief or pickpocket.
* 1977 , Gãmini Salgãdo, The Elizabethan Underworld , Folio Society 2006, p. 54:
- The foist had lately arrived form the country and was known to be doing a thriving trade in and around Westminster Hall where many country folk and others came to see lawyers.
Etymology 2
(etyl) .
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