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coy-duck
ˈcoy-duck Also 7 quoy-. [f. coy n.1 + duck: cf. Du. kooieend.] 1. A duck trained to entice wild-fowl in a decoy; = decoy-duck.1621–51 Burton Anat. Mel. ii. ii. iv. 268 Fowling..with lime, nets, glades..coy-ducks. a 1625 Boys Wks. (1630) 389 To bring game to his snare by a stale or quoy duck. 1644 K.... Oxford English Dictionary
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quoy-duck
† quoy-duck obs. form of coy-duck.1602 Boys Wks. 389 The best trick y⊇ fouler hath is to bring game to his snare by a stale or quoy duck. Oxford English Dictionary
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coy
▪ I. † coy, n.1 Obs. exc. dial. (kɔɪ) Also 6–7 quoy(e. [a. Du. kooi, formerly côye, in same sense, a parallel form to MDu. couwe = MHG. kouwe, köuwe:—WGer. cawia, cauwia, a. L. cavea hollow, enclosure, cage.] 1. A place constructed for entrapping ducks or other wild-fowl; a decoy.1621 [see coy-duck]... Oxford English Dictionary
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decoy
▪ I. † deˈcoy, n.1 Obs. [Derivation and history unknown.] A game of cards played in the sixteenth and beginning of the seventeenth century.c 1550 Diceplay C viij a, Primero now as it hath most use in courts, so is there most deceit in it... At trump, saint, & such other like, cutting at y⊇ neck is a... Oxford English Dictionary
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