decoy

C2+ Topic:Animals
US /ˈdiˌkɔɪ/ UK /ˈdiːkɔɪ/
noun verb

Meanings

  1. 1
    noun

    something used to lure or mislead, often a fake bird

    Hunters set a wooden decoy among the reeds.

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Synonyms
1 noun · something used to lure or... lurebaittrapenticementsnareblindployred herring

Etymology

Probably from Dutch de kooi ('the cage'), from Middle Dutch kouw, from Latin cavea ('cage, hollow'). Originally a pond with cages or netting used to capture wildfowl.

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