To lead into danger by artifice; to lure into a net or snare; to entrap; to insnare; to allure; to entice; as, to decoy troops into an ambush; to decoy ducks into a net.
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A cooperator.
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One who, or that which, beguiles.
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An act of deception or fraud; that which is the means of fraud or deception; a fraud; a trick; imposition; imposture.
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One who cheats.
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United in a league; allied by treaty; engaged in a confederacy; banded together; allied.
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One who deceives; one who leads into error; a cheat; an impostor.
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That which is devised, or formed by design; a contrivance; an invention; a project; a scheme; often, a scheme to deceive; a stratagem; an artifice.
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To draw on, by exciting hope or desire; to allure; to attract; as, the bait enticed the fishes. Often in a bad sense: To lead astray; to induce to ev…
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A contrivance somewhat resembling a bird, and often baited with raw meat; -- used by falconers in recalling hawks.
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That which makes smooth or sleek.
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To put to trial; to prove; to test; to try.
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One who tricks; a deceiver; a tricker; a cheat.
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A roommate, especially in a college or university; an old and intimate friend.
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A maker of ropes.
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To shell.
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To dress with ornaments; to adorn; -- said especially of horses.
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Any substance, esp. food, used in catching fish, or other animals, by alluring them to a hook, snare, inclosure, or net.
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A contrivance somewhat resembling a bird, and often baited with raw meat; -- used by falconers in recalling hawks.
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One who steers; as, a boat steerer.
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