"foisting" meaning in English

See foisting in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

IPA: /ˈfɔɪstɪŋ/ Forms: foistings [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} foisting (plural foistings)
  1. The act of something being foisted; imposition.
    Sense id: en-foisting-en-noun-YvS3FBkK Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 88 12 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 87 13 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 91 9

Verb

IPA: /ˈfɔɪstɪŋ/
Head templates: {{head|en|verb form}} foisting
  1. present participle and gerund of foist Tags: form-of, gerund, participle, present Form of: foist
    Sense id: en-foisting-en-verb-inphvmSq

Inflected forms

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          "text": "[…] those no less shameless foistings of useless and inferior goods upon the people […]",
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