accoy

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accoy - Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 :

  Accoy \Ac*coy"\, v. t. [OF. acoyer; ac-, for L. ad. See Coy.]
     1. To render quiet; to soothe. [Obs.] --Chaucer.
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     2. To subdue; to tame; to daunt. [Obs.]
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              Then is your careless courage accoyed. --Spenser.
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