'Fainting fit' definitions:

Definition of 'Fainting fit'

From: GCIDE
  • Fainting \Faint"ing\, n. Syncope, or loss of consciousness owing to a sudden arrest of the blood supply to the brain, the face becoming pallid, the respiration feeble, and the heat's beat weak. [1913 Webster]
  • Fainting fit, a fainting or swoon; syncope. [Colloq.] [1913 Webster]