Coying

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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Coy \Coy\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Coyed} (koid); p. pr. & vb. n.
     {Coying}.]
     1. To allure; to entice; to decoy. [Obs.]
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              A wiser generation, who have the art to coy the


              fonder sort into their nets.          --Bp. Rainbow.
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     2. To caress with the hand; to stroke.
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              Come sit thee down upon this flowery bed,
              While I thy amiable cheeks do coy.    --Shak.
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