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Coying (gcide) | Coy \Coy\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Coyed (koid); p. pr. & vb. n.
Coying.]
1. To allure; to entice; to decoy. [Obs.]
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A wiser generation, who have the art to coy the
fonder sort into their nets. --Bp. Rainbow.
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2. To caress with the hand; to stroke.
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Come sit thee down upon this flowery bed,
While I thy amiable cheeks do coy. --Shak.
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Decoying (gcide) | Decoy \De*coy"\ (d[-e]*koi"), v. t. [imp. & p. p. Decoyed
(-koid"); p. pr. & vb. n. Decoying.] [Pref. de- + coy;
orig., to quiet, soothe, caress, entice. See Coy.]
To lead into danger by artifice; to lure into a net or snare;
to entrap; to insnare; to allure; to entice; as, to decoy
troops into an ambush; to decoy ducks into a net.
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Did to a lonely cot his steps decoy. --Thomson.
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E'en while fashion's brightest arts decoy,
The heart, distrusting, asks if this be joy.
--Goldsmith.
Syn: To entice; tempt; allure; lure. See Allure.
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