no ; a nay-word, a catch, or bye-word. N.
·noun Denial; refusal. II. Nay ·noun a negative vote; one who votes in the negative. III. Nay ·vt ...
Webster's Dictionary of the English Language
A bye-word, proverb. ...
Dictionary of The Vulgar Tongue by Francis Grose
to give the nay-say of a house, &c. i. e. the refusal. ...
A glossary of provincial and local words used in England by Francis Grose
an exclamation implying doubt. Derb. ...
The old term for the watch-word, parole, or countersign. ...
The Sailor's Word-Book
A Lancashire name for a lamprey. ...
A quaker, a simple fellow, one who can only answer yes, or no. ...