Poy, n.

n. [O. Fr. apui, apoi, N. Fr. appui, a support, prop, staff, from O. Fr. apuier, apoier, N. Fr. appuyer, to support, prop, sustain, from O. Fr. pui, poi, a rising ground, hill, from Lat. podium, an elevated place, a height, Gr. πόδιον, diminutive of πούς, ποδός, a foot.]

1. A rope-dancer’s pole.
2. A long boat-hook, by which barges are impelled against the stream. [Prov. Eng.] Halliwell.