hornswoggle

[ hawrn-swog-uhl ]
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verb (used with object),horn·swog·gled, horn·swog·gling.Slang.
  1. to swindle, cheat, hoodwink, or hoax.

Origin of hornswoggle

1
1815–25 origin uncertain

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How to use hornswoggle in a sentence

  • The fellow I've been having so much fun with—the Nervy Matt that tried to hornswoggle me with my own photograph.

    Cappy Ricks | Peter B. Kyne

British Dictionary definitions for hornswoggle

hornswoggle

/ (ˈhɔːnˌswɒɡəl) /


verb
  1. (tr) slang to cheat or trick; bamboozle

Origin of hornswoggle

1
C19: of unknown origin

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