FEINT (2)

Feint, n. [[F. feinte, fr. feint. See Feint, a.]] 1. 1. That which is feigned; an assumed or false appearance; a pretense; a stratagem; a fetch.
Courtley's letter is but a feint to get off. Spectator. 2. 2. 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.