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doys

doys is the plural of doy.

Meaning of doy

Noun

doy (plural doys)

  1. (Yorkshire, dialectal, endearing) A term of address to a young child.
    • Whear is thi' Daddy doy? Whear is thi' mam? / What are ta cryin for, poor little lamb?1872, John Hartley, “A Hawpoth”, in Yorkshire Ditties: Second Series, Wakefield, West Yorkshire: William Nicholson & Sons, page 112

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Questions about doys

What is doys the plural of?
Doys is the plural of doy.

Words near doys in the dictionary

  1. Doynes
  2. Doyon
  3. Doyong
  4. doyra
  5. doyras
  6. doys
  7. doz
  8. doz.
  9. Dozal
  10. Dozals
  11. doze

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