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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To make a victim of, esp. by deception; to dupe; to cheat.
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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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A tool with a cutting edge on one end of a metal blade, used in dressing, shaping, or working in timber, stone, metal, etc.; -- usually driven by a m…
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To make penal.
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To impose a penalty upon; to afflict with pain, loss, or suffering for a crime or fault, either with or without a view to the offender's amendment; t…
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imp. of Wring. Wrung.
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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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A tool with a cutting edge on one end of a metal blade, used in dressing, shaping, or working in timber, stone, metal, etc.; -- usually driven by a m…
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To cheat; to defraud; to beguile; to deceive, usually by small arts, or in a pitiful way.
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To lead into error; to cause to believe what is false, or disbelieve what is true; to impose upon; to mislead; to cheat; to disappoint; to delude; to…
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To lead from truth or into error; to mislead the mind or judgment of; to beguile; to impose on; to dupe; to make a fool of.
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Not long; having brief length or linear extension; as, a short distance; a short piece of timber; a short flight.
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One who has been deceived or who is easily deceived; a gull; as, the dupe of a schemer.
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One who has been deceived or who is easily deceived; a gull; as, the dupe of a schemer.
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A living being sacrificed to some deity, or in the performance of a religious rite; a creature immolated, or made an offering of.
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A living being sacrificed to some deity, or in the performance of a religious rite; a creature immolated, or made an offering of.
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Against the affirmative side; in opposition; on the negative side; -- The antithesis of pro, and usually in connection with it. See Pro.
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To deprive of some right, interest, or property, by a deceitful device; to withhold from wrongfully; to injure by embezzlement; to cheat; to overreac…
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To totter, as a child in walking.
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A fine or penalty, esp. a pecuniary punishment or penalty.
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Mist; fog. See Roke.
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To cheat defraud grossly, or with deliberate artifice; as, to swindle a man out of his property.
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