"joyhood" meaning in English

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Noun

Etymology: From joy + -hood. Etymology templates: {{suffix|en|joy|hood}} joy + -hood Head templates: {{en-noun|-}} joyhood (uncountable)
  1. (rare, nonstandard) The quality, condition, or state of joy. Tags: nonstandard, rare, uncountable Categories (topical): Happiness Related terms: joyness

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          "ref": "1853, Edward HIND, Spencer Timothy Hall, Poems",
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          "ref": "1911, Folger McKinsey, Songs of the Daily Life",
          "text": "Symptom five — just like the others: Oh, it's fishing time, my brothers, When the fever, all a-sudden, Makes us think of lilacs buddin', And the heart turns back to boyhood With its honeyed days of joyhood!",
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