ploy
[ploi]
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noun
a maneuver or stratagem, as in conversation, to gain the advantage.
verb (used with object)
verb (used without object)
Military Archaic. to move from a line into a column.
Origin of ploy
Synonyms for ploy
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Historical Examples of ployed
Page 434: 'enployed' corrected to 'employed': "known to nearly all pottery-making peoples—were frequently employed."
Ancient Pottery of the Mississippi ValleyWilliam H. Holmes
He retired, and ployed into brigade columns by regiments, immediately beyond the crest of Fairview hill.
The Campaign of ChancellorsvilleTheodore A. Dodge
ploy
noun
Word Origin for ploy
C18: originally Scot and northern English, perhaps from obsolete n sense of employ meaning an occupation
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