coying

Webster's Dictionary (GCIDE)

Coy \Coy\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Coyed (koid); p. pr. & vb. n. Coying.]

1.To allure; to entice; to decoy. [Obs.] [1913 Webster]

A wiser generation, who have the art to coy the fonder sort into their nets.— Bp. Rainbow.[1913 Webster]

2.To caress with the hand; to stroke. [1913 Webster]

Come sit thee down upon this flowery bed, While I thy amiable cheeks do coy.— Shak.[1913 Webster]