ploy
Pronunciation: /plɔɪ/
The English word “ploy” has 4 meanings listed here.
noun
verb
- To form a column from a line of troops on some designated subdivision.
Etymology
Possibly from a shortened form of employ or deploy. Or from earlier ploye, from Middle English, borrowed from Middle French ployer (compare modern plier), from Latin plicāre.
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