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roys [to rhyme with ‘boys’] noun plural spoons, in Scotland usually made out of horn: Where is your gaugie [husband]? Do you sell roys? 19-20. etymology: Romany has the form roi with the same meaning; also collected by Simson (1865) and attested by 2 of his informants note:

Smart & Crofton (1875) collected the form Roi ‘a spoon’ from English Gypsies.