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hornswoggle

horn·swog·gle [ háwrn swògg'l ] (past and past participle horn·swog·gled, present participle horn·swog·gling, 3rd person present singular horn·swog·gles)


transitive verb 
Definition:
 
trick somebody: to cheat, trick, or deceive somebody ( informal )

[Early 19th century. Origin ?]
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