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Webster 1913 Edition

Poy

Poy

,
Noun.
[OF.
apui
,
apoi
, a support, prop., staff, F.
appui
, fr. OF.
apuier
,
apoier
, to support, F.
appuyer
, fr.
à
to (L.
ad
) + OF.
pui
,
poi
, a rising ground, hill, L.
podium
. See
Podium
,
Pew
.]
1.
A support; – used in composition;
as, tea
poy
.
2.
A ropedancer’s balancing pole.
Johnson.
3.
A long boat hook by which barges are propelled against the stream.
[Prov. Eng.]
Halliwell.

Webster 1828 Edition

Poy

POY

,
Noun.
A rope dancer's pole.

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