croy

See also: Croy

English

Noun

croy (plural croys)

1. (Scottish) a natural or man-made protrusion or jetty projecting on a river and used to manage river fisheries, providing an obstacle to slow down current, a shelter for fish, a funnel to net them, and a platform to cast from.

Synonyms

• groin, groyne

References

• Merriam Webster Online
• dsl.ac.uk
• gov.scot

Anagrams

• Cory, cory, cryo, cryo-