ACCLOY
Etymology
Verb
accloy (third-person singular simple present accloys, present participle accloying, simple past and past participle accloyed)
(transitive, obsolete) To drive a nail into a horseshoe; to lame.
(transitive, obsolete) To overfill; to fill to satiety; to stuff full.
(transitive, obsolete) To clog, clog up; to block.
(transitive, archaic) To be disgusting to.
Source: Wiktionary
Ac*cloy", v. t. Etym: [OF. encloyer, encloer, F. enclouer, to drive in a nail, fr. L. in + clavus nail.]
Definition: To fill to satiety; to stuff full; to clog; to overload; to burden. See Cloy. [Obs.] Chaucer.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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