Fiants
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Part of speech noun
Quick meaning: Fiants is a noun meaning (obsolete, hunting) The dung of the wolf, fox or badger.
Meaning
(obsolete, hunting) The dung of the wolf, fox or badger.
Example Sentences
[Badgers] cast their fiants longer somewhat like a Fox[…]
[…]a Deeres Fewmets, a Bore, or Beares Leasses, a Hare or Conneys Crottores, a Foxe or a Badgers Feance, and an Otters aintes[…]
A man may know a dogge-wolfe from a bitch[…]the Bitche casteth hyr fiants commonly in the middest of an high way, whereas the dog casteth them on the one or other side of the path.
And these sort of Badgers where they have their Earths, use to cast their Fiants or Dung in a small hole, and cover it, whereas the Dog-Badgers make their Fiants at a good distance from their Burrows, which are deep, with variety of Chambers, Holes and Angles.
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include foin, foxe, folf, fumette, foxhood, fiend.
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