Meaning of Foist | Babel Free

Definitions

1. A thief or pickpocket.
   historical, slang
2. A type of light and fast-sailing ship.
   obsolete
3. A cask for wine.
   obsolete
4. A follower of Chinese Buddhism.
5. Fustiness; mustiness.

Equivalents

Examples

“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.”

“These are mad boys, I tell you; these are things That will not strike their top-sails to a foist, / And let a man of war, an argosy, Hull and cry cockles.”

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