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4 definitions found From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Decoy \De*coy"\ (d[-e]*koi"), v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Decoyed}; 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. Did to a lonely cot his steps decoy. --Thomson. 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}. From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Decoy \De*coy"\, n. 1. Anything intended to lead into a snare; a lure that deceives and misleads into danger, or into the power of an enemy; a bait. 2. A fowl, or the likeness of one used by sportsmen to entice other fowl into a net or within shot. 3. A place into which wild fowl, esp. ducks, are enticed in order to take or shoot them 4. A person employed by officers of justice, or parties exposed to injury, to induce a suspected person to commit an offense under circumstances that will lead to his detection. From WordNet r 1.6 [wn]: decoy n : something used to lure victim into danger [syn: {bait}, {lure}] v : lure or entrap with or as if with a decoy From U.S. Gazetteer (1990) [gazetteer]: Decoy, KY Zip code(s): 41321
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