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Dictionary of Nautical Terms

  1. to cloy

    To drive an iron spike by main force into the vent or touch-hole of a gun, which renders it unserviceable till the spike be either worked out, or a new vent drilled. (See NAILING and SPIKING.)

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  1. Chaldean Numerology

    The numerical value of to cloy in Chaldean Numerology is: 7

  2. Pythagorean Numerology

    The numerical value of to cloy in Pythagorean Numerology is: 9

Examples of to cloy in a Sentence

  1. Juvenal:

    The sweetest pleasures soonest cloy, And its best flavour temperance gives to joy.

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