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toy

/tɔɪ/ noun A1
  1. Something to play with, especially as intended for use by a child. · A grown man like him does not play with a child’s toy.
  2. A thing of little importance or value; a trifle.
  3. A simple, light piece of music, written especially for the virginal.
  4. An inferior graffiti artist. (slang)
  5. A gun. (slang)
  6. The penis. (dated, slang)
  7. The vagina. (dated, slang)
  8. A watch. (dated, slang) · a toy and tackle (a watch and chain)

Plural toys

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ha!” he cried, clapping his hands, and looking as delighted as a child with a new toy.
A Study in Scarlet, p. 8 · B2
Not to meddle with my toys.
A Child's Garden of Verses, p. 3 · C1
And all my toys beside me lay
A Child's Garden of Verses, p. 4 · C1
Perhaps a toy or two.
A Child's Garden of Verses, p. 10 · C1

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