"poynt" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: poynts [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} poynt (plural poynts)
  1. Obsolete form of point. Tags: alt-of, obsolete Alternative form of: point
    Sense id: en-poynt-en-noun-wVBJOqC5

Verb

Forms: poynts [present, singular, third-person], poynting [participle, present], poynted [participle, past], poynted [past]
Head templates: {{en-verb}} poynt (third-person singular simple present poynts, present participle poynting, simple past and past participle poynted)
  1. Obsolete form of point. Tags: alt-of, obsolete Alternative form of: point
    Sense id: en-poynt-en-verb-wVBJOqC5 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 25 75

Inflected forms

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