quoy

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noun

An area of wasteland (or common land) now enclosed for farming.

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Meanings

nounquoy (plural quoys)

plural quoys

  1. ScotlandAn area of wasteland (or common land) now enclosed for farming.

Origin

From the Norn reflex of Old Norse kví (“enclosure”).

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APA

quoy. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/quoy

MLA

“quoy.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/quoy. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “quoy,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/quoy.

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