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Decoy Pit, Pools and Woods — is a 20.27 hectare (50.08 acre) Site of Special Scientific Interest (SSSI) at Aldermaston Wharf in the civil parish of Aldermaston in the English county of Berkshire, notified in 1993. Located at grid reference SU612632, the site comprises… … Wikipedia
decoy — ► NOUN 1) a bird or mammal, or an imitation of one, used by hunters to lure game. 2) a person or thing used to mislead or lure someone into a trap. 3) a pond from which narrow netted channels lead, into which wild duck may be enticed for capture … English terms dictionary
decoy — 1610s,perhaps from Du. kooi cage, used of a pond surrounded by nets, into which wildfowl were lured for capture, from W.Gmc. *kaiwa, from L. cavea cage. The first element is possibly the Dutch definite article de, mistaken in English as part of… … Etymology dictionary
Decoy — For other uses, see Decoy (disambiguation). Carved, wooden duck decoys A decoy is usually a person, device or event meant as a distraction, to conceal what an individual or a group might be looking for. Decoys have been used for centuries most… … Wikipedia
decoy — decoyer, n. n. /dee koy, di koy /; v. /di koy /, n. 1. a person who entices or lures another person or thing, as into danger, a trap, or the like. 2. anything used as a lure. 3. a trained bird or other animal used to entice game into a trap or… … Universalium
decoy — [16] Dutch kooi means ‘cage’ (it comes from Latin cavea ‘cage’, source of English cage). The term came to be applied specifically to a pond which had been surrounded with nets into which wildfowl were lured for capture. English took it over, but… … The Hutchinson dictionary of word origins
decoy — noun di:kɔɪ 1》 a bird or mammal, or an imitation of one, used to lure game. 2》 a person or thing used to mislead or lure someone into a trap. 3》 a pond from which narrow netted channels lead, into which wild duck may be enticed for capture. verb… … English new terms dictionary
decoy — [16] Dutch kooi means ‘cage’ (it comes from Latin cavea ‘cage’, source of English cage). The term came to be applied specifically to a pond which had been surrounded with nets into which wildfowl were lured for capture. English took it over, but… … Word origins
decoy — n. & v. n. 1 a a person or thing used to lure an animal or person into a trap or danger. b a bait or enticement. 2 a pond with narrow netted arms into which wild duck may be tempted in order to catch them. v.tr. (often foll. by into, out of)… … Useful english dictionary
decoy — I. noun Etymology: probably from Dutch de kooi, literally, the cage Date: 1630 1. a pond into which wildfowl are lured for capture 2. someone or something used to lure or lead another into a trap; especially an artificial bird used to attract… … New Collegiate Dictionary
decoy — de•coy n. [[t]ˈdi kɔɪ, dɪˈkɔɪ[/t]] v. [[t]dɪˈkɔɪ, ˈdi kɔɪ[/t]] n. 1) a person who entices or lures another, as into danger or a trap 2) anything used as a lure 3) spo an artificial bird or a trained bird or other animal used to entice game into a … From formal English to slang
