compony

com·po·ny

[kuhm-poh-nee]
adjective Heraldry.
composed of a single row of squares, metal and color alternating; gobony.
Also, com·po·né [kuhm-poh-nee; French kawn-paw-ney] .


Origin:
1565–75; < Middle French compone, nasalized variant of copone, equivalent to copon coupon + -e -ee

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compony or componé (kəmˈpəʊnɪ, kəmˈpəʊneɪ) [Click for IPA pronunciation guide]
 
adj
(usually postpositive) heraldry made up of alternating metal and colour, colour and fur, or fur and metal
 
[C16: from Old French componé, from copon piece, coupon]
 
componé or componé
 
adj
 
[C16: from Old French componé, from copon piece, coupon]

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Compony is always a great word to know.
So is doohickey. Does it mean:
a gadget; dingus; thingumbob.
a scrap or morsel of food left at a meal.
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