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Definition of: cloy
(kloi) v.t.
To satiate, as with sweetness; surfeit. See synonyms under SATISFY. [Var. of earlier accloy <OF encloyer nail up, block, overload <LL inclavare nail <clavus a nail]
—cloy′ing·ly adverb
—cloy′ing·ness noun
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