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McCoy

as in the real McCoy, 1881, said to be from Scottish the real Mackay (1883), of uncertain origin, though there are many candidates, including whiskey distilled by A. and M. Mackay of Glasgow (the phrase the real McCoy became popular during Prohibition to describe liquor); Charles S. "Kid" McCoy (1872-1940), former welterweight boxing champ; and a claimant for chief of the northern branch of the clan Mackay.\n\n"By jingo! yes; so it will be. It's the 'real McCoy,' as Jim Hicks says. Nobody but a devil can find us there."

[James S. Bond, "The Rise and Fall of the Union Club," Yorkville, Canada, 1881]

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McCoy

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McCoy (TV series)

McCoy is an American comedy/drama series that starred Tony Curtis and aired on NBC-TV during the 1975-1976 season.

McCoy (pottery)

McCoy is a brand of pottery that was produced in the United States in the early 20th century. It is probably the most collected pottery in the nation. Starting in 1848 by J.W.McCoy Stoneware company, they established the Nelson McCoy Sanitary Stoneware Company in 1910. They continued on almost into 1991, but had to close down due to declining profits.

McCoy (surname)

McCoy is a common surname of Scottish origin in the lands of Kintyre and then Irish ( Gallowglass) origin. It is an Anglicisation of its Irish Gaelic form Mac Aodha, meaning "son of Aodh" (an old word for " Fire", a Celtic deity). It is particularly found in Ulster (Counties Antrim, Armagh and Monaghan) where many settled around the 13th century, having been Gallowglasses, and also in counties Limerick and Cork. Aoidh and Mac Aoigh were sometimes Anglicised as Hugh and McHugh.

McCoy (band)

McCoy was a British heavy metal band under the new wave of British heavy metal era. John McCoy also led his own band under the simple name McCoy during the 1980s, which has been integrated with members of bands like Iron Maiden, Samson and Gillan.

The band was formed by John McCoy before he went to play in Gillan. Paul Samson would later form Samson.

Usage examples of "mccoy".

Colonel Albright and Captain McCoy had private thoughts, which they did not express, about the Thompsons: Albright wondered, if it came down to it, how effectively Lieutenant Easterbrook could use his Thompson.

Colonel Albright looked closely at Zimmerman and saw that he had inserted fired 9mm cartridges in his ears as protection against the noise, then saw that McCoy had done the same thing.

McCoy asked, and Albright understood that the conversation was now not between colonel and captain but between close friends.

McCoy even tried a tight-beam transmission in hopes of contacting Alco III, the nearest Federation world with advanced medical facilities.

She could hardly believe this was Jenny McCoy, the girl who was determined to leave Biloxi and make herself a success.

McCoy almost raised his hand out of natural bullheadedness, but stopped himself.

McCoy quit flipping the casette, put it back in its place in the cabinet then closed the sliding door with more force than was necessary.

Banning will detach, at such time and under such circumstances as he deems appropriate, Captain McCoy and Gunnery Sergeant Zimmerman so they may undertake the execution of their mission as directed by the Joint Chiefs of Staff.

If there had been any priests like Tom McCoy around when she was growing up, she might have actually paid attention in church instead of spending all her time doodling on the back of the missa ette.

McCoy, and other Feynman crew members on Nova Empyrea eighteen years ago.

McCoy was sitting up in the center seat, gazing at the sedately turning shape of Flyspeck underneath them.

Merrill said a quarter of an hour later, glaring at Kirk, Spock, and McCoy while Thavas, Glasser, and Uhura sat around a conference table.

McCoy suspected, engage targets of opportunity in Inchon before either flying a little farther north, or returning directly to their carrier, once they had, so to speak, justified their presence in the area to the enemy.

McCoy scratched at the six-week growth of whiskers that was slowly and itchily becoming a beard.

And a few moments later, when Ed told him to relax and take off his uniform tunic, Milla was startled to see that McCoy was wearing a nasty-looking dagger strapped to his left arm, between his hand and his elbow.