n. 1. Scots Physical strength or power. 2. Archaic A plentiful harvest; abundance. [Middle English foisoun, from Old French foison, from Latin fūsiō, fūsiōn-, a pouring, from fūsus, past participle of fundere, to pour; see gheu- in the Appendix of Indo-European roots.] |
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