ACCOY

Etymology

Verb

accoy (third-person singular simple present accoys, present participle accoying, simple past and past participle accoyed)

(obsolete) To soothe, to calm; to assuage, to subdue. [14th-19th c.]

Source: Wiktionary


Ac*coy", v. t. Etym: [OF. acoyer; ac-, for L. ad. See Coy.]

1. To render quiet; to soothe. [Obs.] Chaucer.

2. To subdue; to tame; to daunt. [Obs.] Then is your careless courage accoyed. Spenser.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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