| 单词 | coy-bird |
| 释义 | > as lemmascoy-bird attributive and in other combinations, as coy-bird, coy-dog, coy-house, coy-man, coy-pool. Also coy-duck n. ΘΚΠ the world > food and drink > hunting > fowling > fowler > [noun] > one who attends decoy coy-man1639 decoy-man1775 the world > food and drink > hunting > fowling > fowling equipment > [noun] > decoy bird > decoy-duck coy-duck1602 coy1629 coy-bird1639 decoy-duck1651 call duck1656 the world > food and drink > hunting > fowling > fowling equipment > [noun] > decoy bird > decoy-dog coy-dog1639 toller1831 piper1865 1639 J. Saltmarsh Pract. Policie 54 They will invite a returne of their like, and as quoy favours bring home more of their kinde to you. 1657 M. Lawrence Use & Pract. Faith 534 The Devil hath his coy-birds..to draw others into his net. a1661 W. Brereton Trav. (1844) 172 The coy-house is larger than mine. a1661 W. Brereton Trav. (1844) 172 None so little, nor seeming so nimble as my coy-dogs. a1661 W. Brereton Trav. (1844) 171 (Bridgewater) About half a mile hence is Orion's coy, which is placed near a highway. This is a large spacious coy-pool..There are five pipes in this coy as in mine. a1661 W. Brereton Trav. (1844) 44 John my coyman reported it. < as lemmas |
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