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foible

UK/ˈfɔɪbəl/ US/ˈfɔɪbʌl/ uncommon obsolete

noun

1.
2.

the weaker part of a sword''s blade from the forte to the tip

Origin

1640-50, from Early Modern French foible (“feeble”) (contemporary French faible). Doublet of feeble.

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