foy

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"Cook says you foy--what does she mean Oh, to foy at anything is to slave--to work hard at it.

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  1. noun Scots A farewell feast, drink, or gift, as at a wedding.

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  • Still, I can't keep from commenting on the fact that we have the three evil brothers Sans foy (Without Faith), Sans ioy (Without Joy), and Sans loy (Without Law), none of whom lives "happily ever after." —  Telecommuter Talk
  • Oh, foy, Sir Paul, what do you mean? —  The Comedies of William Congreve Volume 1 [of 2]
  • Oh, foy, don't misapprehend me; I don't say so, for I often smile at your conceptions. —  The Comedies of William Congreve Volume 1 [of 2]
  • Oh, foy, Mr. Careless, all the world allows Mr. Brisk to have wit; my wife says he has a great deal. —  The Comedies of William Congreve Volume 1 [of 2]
  • 'Par may foy, monseigneur,' replied Bertrand, 'il m'ennuye de n'entendre que le chant des Souris de Bourdeaux; je voudrois bien ouyr les Rossignols de nostre pais'; but he added that he loved honour better than aught else and never had anything brought him more glory than his prison, seeing that, as all the other prisoners had been ransomed, he was kept there only through fear of his prowess. —  The Book-Hunter at Home
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  1. Dutch dialectal fooi, from Middle Dutch foye, journey, from Old French voie, from Latin via, road; see wegh- in Indo-European roots.

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  1. from Old French foy, foi (French foi), earlier fei, feid, faith, later English fay and faith, q. v.
  2. from Old Dutch foey, a compact (Kilian), from Old French foy, foi faith: see foy.
  3. Origin obscure.
 

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