foist
The origin and history of foist.
Etymology
Probably comes from archaic Dutch vuisten (“to take into one's hand”), from Middle Dutch vuysten, from vuyst (“fist”); it's akin to Old English fyst (“fist”).
The origin and history of foist.
Probably comes from archaic Dutch vuisten (“to take into one's hand”), from Middle Dutch vuysten, from vuyst (“fist”); it's akin to Old English fyst (“fist”).
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