decoy
• noun /deekoy/ 1 a bird or mammal, or an imitation of one, used by hunters to lure game. 2 a person or thing used to mislead or lure someone into a trap. 3 a pond from which narrow netted channels lead, into which wild duck may be enticed for capture. • verb /dikoy/ lure by means of a decoy. — ORIGIN from Dutch de kooi ‘the decoy’, from Latin cavea ‘cage’.
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