Definition of coy

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Coy (v. i.) To make difficulty; to be unwilling.

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Crimp :: Crimp (n.) One who decoys or entraps men into the military or naval service.
Coypu :: Coypu (n.) A South American rodent (Myopotamus coypus), allied to the beaver. It produces a valuable fur called nutria..
Accoy :: Accoy (v. t.) To subdue; to tame; to daunt.
Prude :: Prude (a.) A woman of affected modesty, reserve, or coyness; one who is overscrupulous or sensitive; one who affects extraordinary prudence in conduct and speech..
Stool :: Stool (n.) A stool pigeon, or decoy bird..
Decoyer :: Decoyer (n.) One who decoys another.
Rope :: Rope (v. t.) To draw, as with a rope; to entice; to inveigle; to decoy; as, to rope in customers or voters..
Fowl :: Fowl (v. i.) To catch or kill wild fowl, for game or food, as by shooting, or by decoys, nets, etc..
Coy :: Coy (v. i.) To behave with reserve or coyness; to shrink from approach or familiarity.
Coy :: Coy (v. t.) To allure; to entice; to decoy.
Accismus :: Accismus (n.) Affected refusal; coyness.
Shy :: Shy (superl.) Reserved; coy; disinclined to familiar approach.
Gascoynes :: Gascoynes (n. pl.) Gaskins.
Bonnet :: Bonnet (n.) An accomplice of a gambler, auctioneer, etc., who entices others to bet or to bid; a decoy..
Coy :: Coy (v. t.) To caress with the hand; to stroke.
Decoy :: Decoy (v. t.) To lead into danger by artifice; to lure into a net or snare; to entrap; to insnare; to allure; to entice; as, to decoy troops into an ambush; to decoy ducks into a net..
Nutria :: Nutria (n.) The fur of the coypu. See Coypu.
Coyish :: Coyish (a.) Somewhat coy or reserved.
Coy :: Coy (a.) Quiet; still.
Coyed :: Coyed (imp. & p. p.) of Co.
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