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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 [gcide]:
Poy \Poy\, noun [OF. apui, apoi, a support, prop., staff, F. appui, fr. OF. apuier, apoier, to support, F. appuyer, fr. ['a] to (L. ad) + OF. pui, poi, a rising ground, hill, L. podium. See {Podium}, {Pew}.]
1. A support; -- used in composition; as, teapoy.
2. A ropedancer's balancing pole. --Johnson.
3. A long boat hook by which barges are propelled against the stream. [Prov. Eng.] --Halliwell.
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