Definition of "phy" [phy]

• An obsolete spelling of fie.
• Abbreviations of physical.

The Century Dictionary (Public Domain)

• "And — maybe even worse — man­ag­ing edi­tor (and soul of the Atlantic) Cullen Mur­phy is out, too."
• "The shift from purely geo­graph­i­cal niches to affin­ity niches unfet­tered by geog­ra­phy is hav­ing a pro­found effect."
• "And at the beginning I see the word phy; further on the word gas."