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Wiktionary
poynoun
a support structure.
poynoun
a balancing pole used by rope dancers
poynoun
a long pole, normally with a hook, used to push barges upstream.
Etymology: poi, from podium, see podium for more information.
Samuel Johnson's Dictionary
Poynoun
A ropedancer’s pole.
Etymology: appoyo, Spanish; appuy, poids, Fr.
Wikipedia
POY
Person of the Year (called Man of the Year or Woman of the Year until 1999) is an annual issue of the United States news magazine and website Time featuring a person, a group, an idea, or an object that "for better or for worse ... has done the most to influence the events of the year". Time also runs an annual reader's poll that has no effect on the selection, which is made solely by the magazine's editors.
Webster Dictionary
Poynoun
a support; -- used in composition; as, teapoy
Poynoun
a ropedancer's balancing pole
Poynoun
a long boat hook by which barges are propelled against the stream
Etymology: [OF. apui, apoi, a support, prop., staff, F. appui, fr. OF. apuier, apoier, to support, F. appuyer, fr. to (L. ad) + OF. pui, poi, a rising ground, hill, L. podium. See Podium, Pew.]
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POY
According to the U.S. Census Bureau, Poy is ranked #65593 in terms of the most common surnames in America.
The Poy surname appeared 302 times in the 2010 census and if you were to sample 100,000 people in the United States, approximately 0 would have the surname Poy.
55.9% or 169 total occurrences were Asian.
24.1% or 73 total occurrences were of Hispanic origin.
13.5% or 41 total occurrences were White.
4.3% or 13 total occurrences were of two or more races.
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Chaldean Numerology
The numerical value of POY in Chaldean Numerology is: 7
Pythagorean Numerology
The numerical value of POY in Pythagorean Numerology is: 2
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