Vocabulary Word
Word: feint
Definition: trick; shift; sham blow; feigned attack to draw away defensive action; V.
Definition: trick; shift; sham blow; feigned attack to draw away defensive action; V.
Sentences Containing 'feint'
Young Jerry, who had only made a feint of undressing when he went to bed, was not long after his father.
I recollect being very much surprised by the feint everybody made, then, of not having been to sleep at all, and by the uncommon indignation with which everyone repelled the charge.
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