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(1):

(v. t.) To insert surreptitiously, wrongfully, or without warrant; to interpolate; to pass off (something spurious or counterfeit) as genuine, true, or worthy; - usually followed by in.

(2):

(n.) A light and fast-sailing ship.

(3):

(n.) A foister; a sharper.

(4):

(n.) A trick or fraud; a swindle.

Bibliography Information
Webster, Noah. Entry for 'Foist'. Noah Webster's American Dictionary. https://www.studylight.org/​dictionaries/​eng/​web/​f/foist.html. 1828.
 
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