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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..

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..

Wolf :: Wolf (a.) Any one of several species of wild and savage carnivores belonging to the genus Canis and closely allied to the common dog. The best-known and most destructive species are the European wolf (Canis lupus), the American gray, or timber, wolf (C. occidentalis), and the prairie wolf, or coyote. Wolves often hunt in packs, and may thus attack large animals and even man..

Decoyer :: Decoyer (n.) One who decoys another.

Coy :: Coy (a.) Shrinking from approach or familiarity; reserved; bashful; shy; modest; -- usually applied to women, sometimes with an implication of coquetry..

Accoy :: Accoy (v. t.) To subdue; to tame; to daunt.

Shy :: Shy (superl.) Reserved; coy; disinclined to familiar approach.

Octodont :: Octodont (a.) Of or pertaining to the Octodontidae, a family of rodents which includes the coypu, and many other South American species..

Prudery :: Prudery (n.) The quality or state of being prudish; excessive or affected scrupulousness in speech or conduct; stiffness; coyness.

Maidenlike :: Maidenlike (a.) Like a maiden; modest; coy.

Stale :: Stale (v. t.) Something set, or offered to view, as an allurement to draw others to any place or purpose; a decoy; a stool pigeon..

Drill :: Drill (v. t.) To entice; to allure from step; to decoy; -- with on.

Lure :: Lure (n.) Any enticement; that which invites by the prospect of advantage or pleasure; a decoy.

Decoy :: Decoy (n.) A place into which wild fowl, esp. ducks, are enticed in order to take or shoot them..

Capper :: Capper (n.) A by-bidder; a decoy for gamblers [Slang, U. S.]..

Decoy-duck :: Decoy-duck (n.) A duck used to lure wild ducks into a decoy; hence, a person employed to lure others into danger..

Coy :: Coy (a.) Soft; gentle; hesitating.

Nutria :: Nutria (n.) The fur of the coypu. See Coypu.

Racoonda :: Racoonda (n.) The coypu.

Coyed :: Coyed (imp. & p. p.) of Co.

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