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Definition of Foisted
1. foist [v] - See also: foist
Lexicographical Neighbors of Foisted
Literary usage of Foisted
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. The Rebellion Record: A Diary of American Events by Frank Moore, Edward Everett (1861)
"Wo would fain believe that so gross and unwarranted a misrepresentation of the
purposes of the united States Government must have been foisted upon the ..."
2. Biennial Report by Kansas State Horticultural Society (1904)
"... all over the country, and now she is doing the same thing •with the Bailey—the
two poorest peaches ever foisted upon any community. ..."
3. The Man Roosevelt: A Portrait Sketch by Francis Ellington Leupp (1904)
"PLATT Overgrowth of Senate influence—A middle course—Typical cases —How bad
selections are foisted on a President—New York custom-house changes—The ..."
4. The Theological Works of Isaac Barrow by Isaac Barrow (1830)
"That whole epistle I do fear to be foisted into Theodoret; for it cometh in
abruptly; and doth not much become such a man: and if it be supposed genuine, ..."
5. Notes on the Late Revision of the New Testament Version by Daniel Raynes Goodwin (1883)
"... servility when such meaningless changes are foisted into the revision of a
received translation by men who profess to act under the rule of " making as ..."
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