Poy

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

  Poy \Poy\, n. [OF. apui, apoi, a support, prop., staff, F.
     appui, fr. OF. apuier, apoier, to support, F. appuyer, fr.
     [`a] to (L. ad) + OF. pui, poi, a rising ground, hill, L.
     podium. See {Podium}, {Pew}.]
     1. A support; -- used in composition; as, teapoy.
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     2. A ropedancer's balancing pole. --Johnson.
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     3. A long boat hook by which barges are propelled against the
        stream. [Prov. Eng.] --Halliwell.
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