foible
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Is foible a Scrabble word?
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Definition
noun (English)
1. (chiefly in the plural) A quirk, idiosyncrasy, frailty, or mannerism; an unusual habit that is slightly strange or silly.Examples: "Try to look past his foibles and see the friendly fellow underneath."; "He knew that this was like the sudden impulse of a madman—incongruous even with his habitual foibles."; "Marguerite Blakeney was, above all, a woman, with all a woman’s fascinating foibles, all a woman’s most lovable sins."in-plural
2. (fencing) Part of a sword between the middle and the point, weaker than the forte.
adj (English)
1. (obsolete) Weak; feeble.Examples: "The good Fencing-maſters, in France eſpecially, when they preſent a Foyle or Fleuret to their Scholars, tell him it hath two Parts, one of which he calleth the Fort or ſtrong, and the other the Foyble or weak […]"obsolete
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