What does "recoyle" mean?

Obsolete spelling of recoil (“to retire, withdraw”).

What is a synonym for "recoyle"?

Common synonyms include: backfire, bounce, flinch, kick, kick, kick back.

Recoyle

verb

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Definitions

Verb

1
Obsolete spelling of recoil (“to retire, withdraw”). alt-of, obsolete
"Thus vvhen this Courtly Gentleman vvith toyle / Himſelfe hath vvearied, he doth recoyle / Vnto his reſt, and there vvith ſvveete delight / Of Muſicks skill reuiues his toyled ſpright, […]"

Synonyms

All synonyms

backfire bounce flinch kick kick kick back

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"Thus vvhen this Courtly Gentleman vvith toyle / Himſelfe hath vvearied, he doth recoyle / Vnto his reſt, and there vvith ſvveete delight / Of Muſicks skill reuiues his toyled ſpright, […]"

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