See also: Loy English Etymology From Irish laighe. Pronunciation (UK) IPA(key): /lɔɪ/ Rhymes: -ɔɪ Noun loy (plural loys) (Ireland) A type of one-eared spade used in Ireland. 2002, Joseph O'Conner, Star of the Sea, Vintage, published 2003, page 28:They were wielding the tools of their livelihood, but as weapons – scythes, hoes, loys, billhooks. Anagrams 'oly, -oyl, lyo-, oyl Kholosi Etymology Perhaps from Sanskrit लोमन् (loman), रोमन् (roman, “hair”). Noun loy ? (anatomy) hair References Eric Anonby, Hassan Mohebi Bahmani (2014) “Shipwrecked and Landlocked: Kholosi, an Indo-Aryan Language in South-west Iran”, in Cahier de Studia Iranica xx, pages 13-36 Middle French Etymology From Old French loi, from Latin lex, legem. Noun loy f (plural loix) law Descendants French: loi Uzbek Etymology From Persian لای (lây). Noun loy (plural loylar) mud, sedimentWikiwand - on Seamless Wikipedia browsing. On steroids.