Category:Poy

Poy, n. Etym: [of. apui, apoi, a support, prop., staff, f. appui, fr. Of. apuier, apoier, to support, f. appuyer, fr. à to (l. ad) + of. Pui, poi, a rising ground, hill, l. podium. See podium, pew.]

1. A support; -- used in composition; as, teapoy.

2. A ropedancer's balancing pole. Johnson.

3. A long boat hook by which barges are propelled against the stream. [prov. Eng.] Halliwell.