The Only Use of
feint
in
A Christmas Carol
- If you had fallen up against him (as some of them did), on purpose, he would have made a feint of endeavouring to seize you, which would have been an affront to your understanding, and would instantly have sidled off in the direction of the plump sister.†
Chpt 3
Definition:
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(feint) any distracting or deceptive maneuver; or the act of making the maneuvereditor's notes: Feint is most typically used for physical maneuvers as when boxing, fencing, or moving troops where a mock attack diverts attention from the real attack. But it can also be used much more generally as when Charlotte Bronte wrote of "a mere feint of politeness."