Толковый словарь английского языка - decoy
Decoy
decoy
I. noun Etymology: probably from Dutch de kooi, literally, the cage Date: 1630 a pond into which wildfowl are lured for capture, someone or something used to lure or lead another into a trap, someone or something used to draw attention away from another, II. transitive verb Date: 1648 to lure by or as if by a ~ ; entice , see: lure
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n. & v. --n. 1 a a person or thing used to lure an animal or person into a trap or danger. b a bait or enticement. 2 a pond with narrow netted arms into which wild duck may be tempted in order to catch them. --v.tr. (often foll. by into, out of) allure or entice, esp. by means of a decoy. Etymology: 17th c.: perh. f. Du. de kooi the decoy f. de THE + kooi f. L cavea cage ...Толковый словарь английского языка Oxford English Reference
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