"feints" meaning in English

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Noun

Head templates: {{head|en|noun form}} feints
  1. plural of feint Tags: form-of, plural Form of: feint
    Sense id: en-feints-en-noun-a~GxzYXV Categories (other): English pluralia tantum Disambiguation of English pluralia tantum: 39 15 45
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Categories (other): Alcohol production Disambiguation of Alcohol production: 0 0 0

Noun

Head templates: {{en-noun|p}} feints pl (plural only)
  1. (alcohol production) The strong spirit produced at the beginning of distillation (strong feints, also foreshot), and the weak spirit produced at the end (weak feints, also tailings or tail). Tags: plural, plural-only Related terms: faints [alternative]
    Sense id: en-feints-en-noun-vc91nHsm Categories (other): English pluralia tantum Disambiguation of English pluralia tantum: 39 15 45
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Categories (other): Alcohol production Disambiguation of Alcohol production: 0 0 0

Verb

Head templates: {{head|en|verb form}} feints
  1. third-person singular simple present indicative of feint Tags: form-of, indicative, present, singular, third-person Form of: feint
    Sense id: en-feints-en-verb-04fWGxkc Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English pluralia tantum, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 9 25 66 Disambiguation of English pluralia tantum: 39 15 45 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 6 21 73 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 5 21 73
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Categories (other): Alcohol production Disambiguation of Alcohol production: 0 0 0

Alternative forms

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