Definition for OINT

OINT, v.t. [Fr. oindre, oint; Sp. and Port. untar. The French oindre is formed from the L. ungo, like joindre from jungo.]

To anoint; to smear with an unctuous substance. They oint their naked limbs with mother'd oil. Dryden.

Return to page 21 of the letter “O”.