[de.coy] n [prob. fr. D de kooi, lit., the cage, fr. de, masc. def. art. (akin to OE thaet, neut. def. art.) + kooi cage, fr. L cavea--more at that, cage] (1641) 1: a pond into which wildfowl are lured for capture
2: someone or something used to lure or lead another into a trap; esp: an artificial bird used to attract live birds within shot
3: someone or something used to draw attention away from another
[2]de.coy vt (ca. 1674): to lure by or as if by a decoy: entice syn see lure