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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
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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