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Webster 1913 Edition

Accoy

Ac-coy′

,

Verb.

T.

[OF.

acoyer

;

ac-

, for L.

ad

. See

.]

1.

To render quiet; to soothe.

[Obs.]

Chaucer.

2.

To subdue; to tame; to daunt.

[Obs.]

Then is your careless courage

accoyed

.

Spenser.

Webster 1828 Edition

Accoy

ACCOY'

,

Verb.

T.

To render quiet or diffident; to soothe; to caress. [Obs.]