1. noun /pɔɪz/
as an huge rockie clift, / Whose false foundation waues haue washt away, / With dreadfull poyse is from the mayneland rift, / [...] So downe he fell [...].
2. verb /pɔɪz/
Every man poiseth upon his fellowes sinne, and elevates his owne.
b) To hold (something) in equilibrium, to hold balanced and ready; to carry (something) ready to be used.
you saw her faire none els being by, / Her selfe poysd with her selfe in either eye.
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