| Guy (guy) |
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| n. | (?) |
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| Guy |
| [Sp. guia guide, a
guy or small rope used on board of ships to keep weighty things in
their places; of Teutonic origin, and the same word as E.
guide. See Guide, and cf. Gye.] |
A rope,
chain, or rod attached to anything to steady it; as: a rope to steady
or guide an object which is being hoisted or lowered; a rope which
holds in place the end of a boom, spar, or yard in a ship; a chain or
wire rope connecting a suspension bridge with the land on either side
to prevent lateral swaying; a rod or rope attached to the top of a
structure, as of a derrick, and extending obliquely to the ground,
where it is fastened.
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To steady or guide with a guy.
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A
grotesque effigy, like that of Guy Fawkes, dressed up in
England on the fifth of November, the day of the Gunpowder
Plot.
A person of queer looks or dress.
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To fool] to baffle; to
make (a person) an object of ridicule.
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