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foison
 
SYLLABICATION:foi·son
PRONUNCIATION:  foizn
NOUN:1. Scots Physical strength or power. 2. Archaic A plentiful harvest; abundance. 3. foisons Obsolete Reserves of power; resources.
ETYMOLOGY:Middle English foisoun, from Old French foison, from Latin fsi, fsin-, a pouring, from fsus, past participle of fundere, to pour. See gheu- in Appendix I.
 
 
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