Definition of Accoy

1. v. t. To render quiet; to soothe.

Definition of Accoy

1. Verb. (obsolete) To render quiet; to soothe. - Geoffrey Chaucer ¹

2. Verb. (obsolete) To subdue; to tame; to daunt. ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Definition of Accoy

1. to still [v ACCOYED or ACCOIED, ACCOYING, ACCOYS] - See also: still

Lexicographical Neighbors of Accoy

accourted
accourting
accourts
accouter
accoutered
accoutering
accouterment
accouterments
accouters
accoutre
accoutred
accoutrement
accoutrements
accoutres
accoutring
accoy (current term)
accoyed
accoying
accoyld
accoys
accrease
accreased
accreases
accreasing
accredit
accredit with
accreditable
accreditation
accreditations
accredited

Literary usage of Accoy

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. The Works of the English Poets, from Chaucer to Cowper: Including the Series by Alexander Chalmers, Samuel Johnson (1810)
"... paines a louing Wight For to accoy, accoy, And breede my ioy, Without anoy, makes saltish bryne To flush out of my ..."

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