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English Dictionary: foe	by the DICT Development Group
3 results for foe
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
foe n an armed adversary (especially a member of an opposing military force); "a soldier must be prepared to kill his enemies" Synonym(s): enemy, foe, foeman, opposition a personal enemy; "they had been political foes for years" Synonym(s): foe, enemy Antonym(s): ally, friend
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Foe \Foe\, v. t. To treat as an enemy. [Obs.] --Spenser.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Foe \Foe\ (f[omac]), n. [OE. fo, fa, AS. f[amac]h hostile; prob. akin to E. fiend. [root]81. See {Fiend}, and cf. {Feud} a quarrel.] 1. One who entertains personal enmity, hatred, grudge, or malice, against another; an enemy. A man's foes shall be they of his own household. --Matt. x. 36 2. An enemy in war; a hostile army. 3. One who opposes on principle; an opponent; an adversary; an ill-wisher; as, a foe to religion. A foe to received doctrines. --I. Watts