What is anything intended to lead into a snare; a lure that deceives and misleads into danger, or into the power of an enemy; a bait called?
decoy — Anything intended to lead into a snare; a lure that deceives and misleads into danger, or into the power of an enemy; a bait. (Webster's 1913.)
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- Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913 edition (public domain, via GCIDE / Project Gutenberg).
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