Definition of coy

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Coy (a.) Quiet; still.

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Perchant :: Perchant (n.) A bird tied by the foot, to serve as decoy to other birds by its fluttering..
Coyote :: Coyote (n.) A carnivorous animal (Canis latrans), allied to the dog, found in the western part of North America; -- called also prairie wolf. Its voice is a snapping bark, followed by a prolonged, shrill howl..
Maidenlike :: Maidenlike (a.) Like a maiden; modest; coy.
Decoy :: Decoy (n.) A fowl, or the likeness of one, used by sportsmen to entice other fowl into a net or within shot..
Rope :: Rope (v. t.) To draw, as with a rope; to entice; to inveigle; to decoy; as, to rope in customers or voters..
Decoy-man :: Decoy-man (n.) A man employed in decoying wild fowl.
Nutria :: Nutria (n.) The fur of the coypu. See Coypu.
Prudery :: Prudery (n.) The quality or state of being prudish; excessive or affected scrupulousness in speech or conduct; stiffness; coyness.
Canticoy :: Canticoy (n.) A social gathering; usually, one for dancing..
Prude :: Prude (a.) A woman of affected modesty, reserve, or coyness; one who is overscrupulous or sensitive; one who affects extraordinary prudence in conduct and speech..
Coy :: Coy (v. t.) To caress with the hand; to stroke.
Gascoynes :: Gascoynes (n. pl.) Gaskins.
Accismus :: Accismus (n.) Affected refusal; coyness.
Fowl :: Fowl (v. i.) To catch or kill wild fowl, for game or food, as by shooting, or by decoys, nets, etc..
Decoy :: Decoy (v. t.) 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..
Coypu :: Coypu (n.) A South American rodent (Myopotamus coypus), allied to the beaver. It produces a valuable fur called nutria..
Decoy :: Decoy (n.) A place into which wild fowl, esp. ducks, are enticed in order to take or shoot them..
Maiden :: Maiden (v. t.) To act coyly like a maiden; -- with it as an indefinite object.
Coy :: Coy (v. i.) To behave with reserve or coyness; to shrink from approach or familiarity.
Decoy-duck :: Decoy-duck (n.) A duck used to lure wild ducks into a decoy; hence, a person employed to lure others into danger..
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