| Decoy (decoy) |
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| v. t. | (d*koi") |
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| De*coy" |
| [imp. *** p. p. Decoyed (?)] p. pr. ***
vb. n. Decoying.] [Pref. de- + coy]
orig., to quiet, soothe, caress, entice. See Coy.] |
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.
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Anything intended to lead into a snare; a lure that deceives and
misleads into danger, or into the power of an enemy; a
bait.
A fowl, or the likeness of one, used by
sportsmen to entice other fowl into a net or within shot.
A place into which wild fowl, esp. ducks,
are enticed in order to take or shoot them.
A person employed by officers of justice,
or parties exposed to injury, to induce a suspected person to commit
an offense under circumstances that will lead to his
detection.
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