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Foxy vs Foy - What's the difference?

foxy | foy |

As an adjective foxy

is having the qualities of a fox.

As a noun foy is

(obsolete|rare) faith, allegiance.

foxy

English

Adjective

(er)
  • having the qualities of a fox
  • attractive, sexy
  • (of a person) red-haired.
  • (of wine) Having an animal-like odour

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    * See also

    foy

    English

    Noun

    (-)
  • (obsolete, rare) Faith, allegiance.
  • * , II.x:
    • He Easterland subdewd, and Danmarke wonne, / And of them both did foy and tribute raise, / The which was dew in his dead fathers dayes.
  • (obsolete) A feast given by one about to leave a place.
  • * 1661 November 25, Samuel Pepys, The Diary of Samuel Pepys: 1661 , 2006, Echo Library, page 124,
    • To Westminster Hall in the morning with Captain Lambert, and there he did at the Dog give me and some other friends of his, his foy , he being to set sail to-day towards the Streights.
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