To fool; to baffle; to make (a person) an object of ridicule.
[Local & Collog U.S.]
Webster 1828 Edition
Guy
GUY
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Noun.
gi.
In marine affairs, a rope used to keep a heavy body steady while hoisting or lowering; also, a tackle to confine a boom forwards,when a vessel is going large, and to prevent the sail from gybing. Guy is also a large slack rope, extending from the head of the main-mast to that of the fore-mast, to sustain a tackle for loading or unloading.