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croy

croy noun: a natural or man-made protrusion or jetty projecting on a river and used to manage river fisheries, providing an obstacle to slow down current, a shelter for fish, a funnel to net them, and a platform to cast from.

Noun

croy (plural croys)

  1. (Scottish) a natural or man-made protrusion or jetty projecting on a river and used to manage river fisheries, providing an obstacle to slow down current, a shelter for fish, a funnel to net them, and a platform to cast from.
    Synonyms:
    groin, groyne

Proper noun capitalized: Croy

Croy (countable and uncountable, plural Croys)

  1. A surname.
  2. A village in Highland council area, Scotland (OS grid ref NH7949).
  3. A village in North Lanarkshire council area, Scotland (OS grid ref NS7275).

Synonyms of croy

Forms of croy

Noun
pluralcroys
Proper noun
pluralCroys

Questions about croy

What does croy mean?
Croy means a natural or man-made protrusion or jetty projecting on a river and used to manage river fisheries, providing an obstacle to slow down current, a shelter for fish, a funnel to net them, and a platform to cast from.
What part of speech is croy?
Croy can be a noun or a proper noun.
What is the plural of croy?
The plural of croy is croys.

Words near croy in the dictionary

  1. Croxley Green
  2. Croxton
  3. Croxton East
  4. Croxton Kerrial
  5. Croxtons
  6. croy
  7. Croyde
  8. croydon
  9. Croydon facelift
  10. Croydon facelifts
  11. Croydon Hills

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