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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 [gcide]:
Coy \Coy\, verb (used with an object) [imp. & p. p. {Coyed} (koid); p. pr. & vb. n. {Coying}.]
1. To allure; to entice; to decoy. [Obs.]
A wiser generation, who have the art to coy the fonder sort into their nets. --Bp. Rainbow.
2. To caress with the hand; to stroke.
Come sit thee down upon this flowery bed, While I thy amiable cheeks do coy. --Shak.
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