Hypertext Webster Gateway: "Coyed"
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) (web1913)
Coy \Coy\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Coyed} (koid); p. pr. & vb. n.
{Coying}.]
1. To allure; to entice; to decoy. [Obs.]
A wiser generation, who have the art to coy the
fonder sort into their nets. --Bp. Rainbow.
2. To caress with the hand; to stroke.
Come sit thee down upon this flowery bed, While I
thy amiable cheeks do coy. --Shak.
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