- (n.) An imposition under fair pretenses; something contrived in order to deceive and mislead; a trick by cajolery; a hoax.
- (v.t.) To deceive; to impose; to cajole; to hoax.
- (n.) A spirit of deception; cajolery; trickishness.
- (n.) One who deceives or misleads; a deceitful or trickish fellow; an impostor.
Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary
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