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▪ I. poy, puy, n.1 Now dial.|pɔɪ|
Also 9 powey, pooey |ˈpoːɪ, ˈpuːɪ|, puoy.
[Etymology obscure; it has been suggested to be the same as poy n.2; but the sense offers difficulty.]
1. A pole used to propel a barge or boat; a punting-pole; spec. that with an iron forked point used by keelmen on the Tyne, etc.
1486Nottingham Rec. III. 243, vij. long polles for to make hokes and poyes. 1784Bishoprick Garland (1834) 60 (E.D.D.). 1829T. Marshall Coll. Songs 17 Ower the powey slap he fell. 1865Our Coal & Coal-fields 72 Having walked the whole length of the vessel they pluck up the great oars, which they call puys, return hastily to the prow, put down the puys again and thrust as before. 1894Northumbld. Gloss., Pooey, puoy, puy, powey, poy, the pole used by keelmen to ‘set’ or push the keel along. Standing at the bow of the keel, the man rapidly thrusts his pooey down to the bottom of the river, where a small fork holds it in the sand [etc.].
†2. (See quot.) Obs.
1706Phillips, Poy, the Pole us'd by Rope-dancers to stay themselves with. 1755in Johnson.
▪ II. poy, n.2 Now dial.
Also 7 poye, puoy.
[perh. aphetic for *apoye, a. OF. apoie, appuye ‘an open and outstanding terrace or gallery, set on th' outside with railes to leane vpon’ (Cotgr.). Sense 2 appears to be a distinct application of F. appui support.]
†1. (See etymology.) Obs.
1636Maldon, Essex Documents Bundle 217 No. 22 Of Henery Adammes for his poye at his hous, 2d. 1656Maldon, Essex Borough Deeds Bundle 87 No. 1, iid. due for quitt-rent for the poy of the howse late of Mr. Wells. 1677Ibid. Bundle 100 No. 2 Paid to Mr. Finch for windowes and puoy and penthowse by him left att the howse of correction when he left itt.
2. A float used to buoy up the head of a sheep when swimming in the washing-pool. dial.
1863Morton Cycl. Agric. II. 720–7 s.v. (In E.D.D. from Linc. and Notts.)
▪ III. poy, v. dial.
[f. poy n.1]
trans. To propel (a barge or boat) with a poy; to pole, punt.
1784Bishoprick Garland (1834) 60 (E.D.D.) A clever blade, I'm told, as ever poy'd a keel. 1889Tyneside Songster 114 (E.D.D.) Still the twe cheps kept poweyin her reet, They powey'd till they powey'd her reet out o' seet. |