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hornswoggling
[
hawrn
-swog-
uh
l
]
Origin
horn·swog·gle
/
ˈhɔrnˌswɒg
əl
/
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[
hawrn
-swog-
uh
l
]
Show IPA
verb (used with object),
-gled,
-gling.
Slang
.
to swindle, cheat, hoodwink, or hoax.
Origin:
1815–25
origin uncertain
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a scrap or morsel of food left at a meal.
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hornswoggle
"to cheat," 1829, probably a fanciful formation.
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