Loy

[ loi ]

noun

1. a female given name.

loy

/ lɔɪ /

noun

1. a narrow spade with a single footrest

Word History and Origins

Origin of Loy¹

C18: from Irish Gaelic láí

Example Sentences

Only the diehard loyalists—Myrna Loy and Eddie Cantor—came forward enthusiastically.

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Kayn Mac Loy stretched his leg; and the big man applied to it leaves of herbs and healing; and it was healed.

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He was obliged to take a LOY from one of their reluctant hands, and began the attack himself.

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Loy was not only a translator but also an author of no mean ability.

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In Roscommon this word is applied to the handle of a loy or spade which has been broken and patched together again.

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The paintings of Mina Loy seem to the beholder the strange creations of a vagrant fancy.

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