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poy |
1 definition found From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Poy \Poy\, n. [OF. apui, apoi, a support, prop., staff, F. appui, fr OF apuier apoier to support, F. appuyer fr [`a] to (L. ad) + OF pui, poi, a rising ground, hill, L. podium. See {Podium}, {Pew}.] 1. A support; -- used in composition; as teapoy. 2. A ropedancer's balancing pole. --Johnson. 3. A long boat hook by which barges are propelled against the stream. [Prov. Eng.] --Halliwell.
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