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† ˈfourbery Obs.
Also 7 furbery.
[ad. F. fourberie, f. fourber: see prec.]
A piece of deception; a fraud, trick, imposture.
1642Howell For. Trav. (Arb.) 43 Young Travellers must be cautious..to avoyd one kind of Furbery or cheat, whereunto many are subiect. 1690Secr. Hist. Chas. II & Jas. II, Pref. A ij b, Let all the world judg of the Furberies and Tyranny of those times. 1737Fielding Hist. Reg. iii. Wks. 1882 X. 232 This, sir, I think is a very pretty Pantomime trick, and an ingenious burlesque on all the fourberies which the great Lun has exhibited in all his entertainments. [1856Smyth Catal. Roman Family Coins 165 Alessandro had a strong vein of fourberie in ancient matters.] |