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Decoy
Decoy [probably fr. kooy, Dut., a cage], a place made for catching wild water-fowl. As to the rights of
Decoy
artifice to lure into a net or snare to entrap to insnare to allure to entice as to decoy troops into an ambush to decoy ducks into a net
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Decoy duck
A duck used to lure wild ducks into a decoy hence a person employed to lure others into danger
Decoy man
A man employed in decoying wild fowl
inveigle
inveigle in·vei·gled in·vei·gling : to lure by false representations or other deceit [whoever unlawfully…s, decoys, kidnaps, abducts, or carries away and holds for ransom or reward or otherwise any person…shall be punished by
Badger game
The method of blackmailing by decoying a person into a compromising situation and extorting money by threats of exposure
Birdcall
A sound made in imitation of the note or cry of a bird for the purpose of decoying the bird or its mate
Perchant
A bird tied by the foot to serve as decoy to other birds by its fluttering
Child-stealing
See the (English) Offences against the Person Act,1861, s. 56, which applies to children under fourteen, and punishes decoying either by force or fraud.
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