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Dictionary.com Unabridged (v 1.1) - Cite This Source - Share This
hood·wink       [hood-wingk] Pronunciation Key
–verb (used with object)
1.to deceive or trick.
2.Archaic. to blindfold.
3.Obsolete. to cover or hide.

[Origin: 1555–65; hood1 + wink]

hood·wink·a·ble, adjective
hoodwinker, noun

1. dupe, cheat, swindle, gyp.
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hood·wink       (hŏŏd'wĭngk')  Pronunciation Key 
tr.v.   hood·winked, hood·wink·ing, hood·winks
  1. To take in by deceptive means; deceive. See Synonyms at deceive.
  2. Archaic To blindfold.
  3. Obsolete To conceal.

hood'wink'er n.
Online Etymology Dictionary - Cite This Source - Share This
hoodwink 
1562, "to blindfold," from hood (1) + wink; fig. sense of "mislead, deceive" is 1610.

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hoodwink

verb
1. influence by slyness [syn: juggle
2. conceal one's true motives from especially by elaborately feigning good intentions so as to gain an end; "He bamboozled his professors into thinking that he knew the subject well" [syn: bamboozle

Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary - Cite This Source - Share This

Hoodwink

Hood"wink\, v. t. [Hood + wink.]

1. To blind by covering the eyes.

We will blind and hoodwink him. --Shak.

2. To cover; to hide. [Obs.] --Shak.

3. To deceive by false appearance; to impose upon. "Hoodwinked with kindness." --Sir P. Sidney.

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