foy

(foi)

n. Scots

A farewell feast, drink, or gift, as at a wedding.

[Dutch dialectal fooi, from Middle Dutch foye, journey, from Old French voie, from Latin via, road; see wegh- in Indo-European roots.]

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foy

(fɔɪ)

the quality of allegiance or loyaltya parting gift or entertainment, esp for a woman on the eve of her marriage or to celebrate the end of a particular season (fishing, harvest, etc)

vb (intr)

to assist a ship in distress

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His comrades had fled on the first alarm; but two of them, Foy and Stephens, seeing his danger, paused when they got half way up the hill, turned back, dismounted, and hastened to his assistance.

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"In sum, when all the smoke is cleared, Foy's claim rests on a single, technical failure that can easily be cured with a remand that allows the commissioner to hold another meeting with Foy with a properly operating tape recorder," Chief Judge Mary Ellen Barbera wrote for the high court.

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The girl raised the alarm when she arrived at school and Foy, of Watts Lane, Bootle, was arrested three days later.

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When the other waitresses caught wind of this, they decided they wanted to bring Foy a bit of cheer.

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The actor, who played the Duke of Edinburgh opposite Foy's Queen Elizabeth II, was revealed to be earning more than her.