loy

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UK/lɔɪ/

noun

A type of one-eared spade used in Ireland.

OriginIrish láí ← Middle Irish láige →
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Meanings

loy1

nounloy (plural loys)

plural loys

  1. IrelandA type of one-eared spade used in Ireland.

    They were wielding the tools of their livelihood, but as weapons – scythes, hoes, loys, billhooks.

    2002, Joseph O'Conner, Star of the Sea, Vintage, published 2003, page 28

Loy2

proper noun
  1. A surname.

Origin

  1. Middle Irishláige“spade”
  2. Irishláí“spade”
  3. Englishloy

From Irish láí (“spade”), from Middle Irish láige (“spade”).

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Rhymes & wordplay

Rhymes with loy

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Anagrams

OLY
Cite this entry
APA

loy. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/loy

MLA

“loy.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/loy. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “loy,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/loy.

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