foy
Americannoun
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Chiefly Scot. a farewell gift, feast, or drink.
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faith.
Example Sentences
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The silver trays on foy er tables whitened with visiting cards and notes.
From Time Magazine Archive
Si ton amour est fidèle, Aussy est ferme ma foy; Je veux aller après elle.
From English Verse Specimens Illustrating its Principles and History by Alden, Raymond MacDonald
To which the Ambassadour answered vnwares and not knowing the French terme, Par ma foy elle chenauche fort bien; & si en prend grand plaisir.
From The Arte of English Poesie by Puttenham, George
Sir, I have the honour to be, with the profoundest respect and esteem, your most obedient, most devoted, and most obliged humble slave, foy d'Homme d'Honneur—Tol lol, &c.
From The Politician Out-Witted by Moses, Montrose Jonas
This foy, or fair, was to be kept on the thirty-first of October, embracing particularly the Hallowe’en 70 night so dear to the peasantry of Scotland.
From Christine A Fife Fisher Girl by Barr, Amelia Edith Huddleston
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