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English[edit]
Etymology[edit]
Pronunciation[edit]
Noun[edit]
loy (plural loys)
- (Ireland) A type of spade used in Ireland.
- 2002, Joseph O'Conner, Star of the Sea, Vintage 2003, page 28:
- They were wielding the tools of their livelihood, but as weapons – scythes, hoes, loys, billhooks.
- 2002, Joseph O'Conner, Star of the Sea, Vintage 2003, page 28:
Anagrams[edit]
Middle French[edit]
Etymology[edit]
From Old French loi, from Latin lex, legem.
Noun[edit]
loy f (plural loix)
Descendants[edit]
- French: loi
Categories:
- English terms derived from Irish
- English 1-syllable words
- English terms with IPA pronunciation
- English lemmas
- English nouns
- English countable nouns
- Irish English
- Middle French terms inherited from Old French
- Middle French terms derived from Old French
- Middle French terms inherited from Latin
- Middle French terms derived from Latin
- Middle French lemmas
- Middle French nouns
- Middle French countable nouns
