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ploy (plo̵i)

noun

an action or maneuver intended to outwit or disconcert another person

Etymology: ? < (em)ploy

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
Used by arrangement with John Wiley & Sons, Inc.

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