loy
UK/lɔɪ/
loy noun: a type of one-eared spade used in Ireland.
Noun
loy (plural loys)
- A type of one-eared spade used in Ireland.
- They were wielding the tools of their livelihood, but as weapons – scythes, hoes, loys, billhooks.2002, Joseph O'Conner, Star of the Sea, Vintage, published 2003, page 28
Proper noun capitalized: Loy
Loy
- A surname.
Forms of loy
| plural | loys |
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Origin of loy
From Irish láí (“spade”), from Middle Irish láige (“spade”).
Phrases with loy
Words that rhyme with loy
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- JOI
- joy
- alloy
- Amoy
- cloy
- convoy
- deploy
- goy
- oi
- overjoy
- ploy
- travois
- ahoy
- annoy
- catboy
- Choi
- foxboy
- foy
- Hanoi
- hoi polloi
- kathoey
- poi
- Saint Croix
- soy
- Sukhoi
- accoy
- bok choy
- cocky's joy
- diaperboy
- doy
- Floy
- hoi
- hoo, boy
- hoy
- killjoy
- Kilroy
- koi
- man and boy
- noy
- oe
- oy
- pick-me boy
- ploye
- po' boy
- puppyboy
- Savoie
- stroy
- sugoi
Questions about loy
- What does loy mean?
- Loy means a type of one-eared spade used in Ireland.
- What part of speech is loy?
- Loy can be a noun or a proper noun.
- How do you pronounce loy?
- Loy is pronounced /lɔɪ/ (UK).
- What is the plural of loy?
- The plural of loy is loys.
Words near loy in the dictionary
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