noun [C]
1 an animal or a bird, or a model of one, that attracts other animals or birds, especially so that they can be shot by people who are hunting them
2 a thing or a person that is used to trick sb into doing what you want them to do; going where you want them to go, etc.
decoy verb [VN]
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Sourced from Main Dictionary in Lughet's collection.
This word also appears under other sources in Lughet's collection — see the list below.
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