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Feigned; counterfeit.

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  1. a. Feigned; counterfeit.
  2. a. That which is feigned; an assumed or false appearance; a pretense; a stratagem; a fetch.
  3. a. A mock blow or attack on one part when another part is intended to be struck; -- said of certain movements in fencing, boxing, war, etc.
  4. v. i. To make a feint, or mock attack.
  5. n. any distracting or deceptive maneuver (as a mock attack)
  6. v. deceive by a mock action
  7. v:47/n:53 n. any distracting or deceptive maneuver (as a mock attack) v. deceive by a mock action