loy

See also: Loy

English

Etymology

From Irish laighe.

Pronunciation

  • (UK) IPA(key): /lɔɪ/

Noun

loy (plural loys)

  1. (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.

Anagrams

Middle French

Etymology

From Old French loi, from Latin lex, legem.

Noun

loy f (plural loix)

  1. law

Descendants

This article is issued from Wiktionary. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.