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toy

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  1. trifle                
 
1. toy \'to.i\ \'to.i-.li-k\ n [ME toye dalliance] obs  1a: amorous 
   dalliance : FLIRTING  1b: PASTIME, SPORT; also : a sportive or amusing act 
   :: ANTIC 2a: something paltry or trifling  2b: a literary or musical trifle 
   or diversion  2c: TRINKET, BAUBLE  3: something for a child to play with  
   4: something diminutive; esp : a diminutive animal (as of a small b reed or 
   variety) 5: something that can be toyed with  Scot  6: a headdress of linen 
   or woolen hanging down over the shoulders and forme rly worn by old women 
   of the lower classes - toy aj
2. toy \'to.i(-*)r\ vi 1: to engage in flirtation : DALLY  2: to amuse 
   oneself as if with a toy : PLAY  - toy.er n