What does "espy" mean?
Espy: A goodly vessel did I then espy Come like a giant from a haven broad. Wordsworth.
Additional senses
- 2.To inspect narrowly; to examine and keep watch upon; to watch; to observe. He sends angels to espy us in all our ways. Jer. Taylor.
- 3.To look or search narrowly; to look about; to watch; to take notice; to spy. Stand by the way, and espy. Jer. xlviii.
- 4.A spy; a scout. [Obs.] Huloet.
Sources
- Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913 edition (public domain, via GCIDE / Project Gutenberg).
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