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coying |
1 definition found From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Coy \Coy\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Coyed} (koid); p. pr & vb n. {Coying}.] 1. To allure; to entice; to decoy. [Obs.] A wiser generation, who have the art to coy the fonder sort into their nets. --Bp. Rainbow. 2. To caress with the hand; to stroke. Come sit thee down upon this flowery bed, While I thy amiable cheeks do coy. --Shak.
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