appui (n.) A support or supporter; a stay; a prop.
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appui ap-wē′, n. the reciprocal action
between the mouth of the horse and the rider's hand.—vs.t.Appui, Appuy, to support, e.g. to post troops in order to
support.—Point d'appui, a point at which troops form as a
base of operations. [O. Fr. apuyer—Low L.
appodia-re—L. ad, to, and podium, support (Fr.
puy, a hill).]
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