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| to swindle, cheat, hoodwink, or hoax. |
crenel or crenelle (ˈkrɛnəl, krɪˈnɛl) ![]() | |
| —n | |
| 1. | any of a set of openings formed in the top of a wall or parapet and having slanting sides, as in a battlement |
| 2. | another name for crenation |
| [C15: from Old French, literally: a little notch, from cren notch, from Late Latin crēna] | |
| crenelle or crenelle | |
| —n | |
| [C15: from Old French, literally: a little notch, from cren notch, from Late Latin crēna] | |