feint
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For the Irish Seeker had suddenly gone into a dive, and Harry was quite sure that this was no Wronski Feint; this was the real thing.
From "Harry Potter And The Goblet Of Fire" by J. K. Rowling
He was itching to. get back on his own Firebolt and try out the Wronski Feint.
From "Harry Potter And The Goblet Of Fire" by J. K. Rowling
If after having engaged you he shou'd make a Feint, you must, by going to the Parade, give Light on purpose, and if he pushes, take him by a Contrary.
From The Art of Fencing The Use of the Small Sword by Mahon, Andrew
Feint on Warren Neck.—On the night of the 17th, an attack was made upon Warren Neck, under the direction of Colonel Deering.
From History of the Sixteenth Connecticut Volunteers by Blakeslee, B. F.
Feint Attacks, deceptive in character, are those which are preceded by one or more feints, or false thrusts made to lure the adversary into thinking them real ones.
From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 10, Slice 5 "Fleury, Claude" to "Foraker" by Various
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The Lightning Thief
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The Hobbit
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