English Explanatory Dictionary

accloy

English dictionary entry

Meanings

verb
  1. To drive a nail into a horseshoe; to lame.
  2. To overfill; to fill to satiety; to stuff full.
  3. To clog, clog up; to block.
  4. To be disgusting to.

Pronunciation

/əˈklɔɪ/ LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-accloy.wav

Word forms

accloy accloys accloying accloyed

Etymology

From Middle English acloyen, from Old French encloyer, encloer (“to drive in a nail”), from Medieval Latin inclavare, from Latin in- + clavus (“nail”).

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