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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..

Stale :: Stale (v. t.) Something set, or offered to view, as an allurement to draw others to any place or purpose; a decoy; a stool pigeon..

Stool :: Stool (n.) A stool pigeon, or decoy bird..

Rope :: Rope (v. t.) To draw, as with a rope; to entice; to inveigle; to decoy; as, to rope in customers or voters..

Crimp :: Crimp (n.) One who decoys or entraps men into the military or naval service.

Decoy :: Decoy (n.) Anything intended to lead into a snare; a lure that deceives and misleads into danger, or into the power of an enemy; a bait..

Drill :: Drill (v. t.) To entice; to allure from step; to decoy; -- with on.

Decoy :: Decoy (n.) A place into which wild fowl, esp. ducks, are enticed in order to take or shoot them..

Decoyed :: Decoyed (imp. & p. p.) of Deco.

Decoy :: Decoy (n.) A fowl, or the likeness of one, used by sportsmen to entice other fowl into a net or within shot..

Decoy-men :: Decoy-men (pl. ) of Decoy-ma.

Decoyer :: Decoyer (n.) One who decoys another.

Ignis Fatuus :: Ignis fatuus () Fig.: A misleading influence; a decoy.

Perchant :: Perchant (n.) A bird tied by the foot, to serve as decoy to other birds by its fluttering..

Lure :: Lure (n.) Any enticement; that which invites by the prospect of advantage or pleasure; a decoy.

Decoying :: Decoying (p. pr. & vb. n.) of Deco.

Bonnet :: Bonnet (n.) An accomplice of a gambler, auctioneer, etc., who entices others to bet or to bid; a decoy..

Fowl :: Fowl (v. i.) To catch or kill wild fowl, for game or food, as by shooting, or by decoys, nets, etc..

Decoy-man :: Decoy-man (n.) A man employed in decoying wild fowl.

Capper :: Capper (n.) A by-bidder; a decoy for gamblers [Slang, U. S.]..

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