Emily Dickinson Lexicon
Definition for BUOY
BUOY, v.t.
- To keep afloat in a fluid; to bear up, or keep from sinking in a fluid, as in water or air; with up. – Woodward.
- To support, or sustain; to keep from sinking into ruin or despondency. – King Charles.
- To fix buoys, as a direction to mariners.
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