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单词 hornswoggle
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hornswoggle

[ hawrn-swog-uhl ]
/ ˈhɔrnˌswɒg əl /
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verb (used with object), horn·swog·gled, horn·swog·gling.Slang.

to swindle, cheat, hoodwink, or hoax.

Origin of hornswoggle

1815–25 origin uncertain

Words nearby hornswoggle

Hornsby, horn silver, horns of a dilemma, on the, horn-spread, hornstone, hornswoggle, horntail, horn timber, hornworm, hornwort, hornwrack
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Example sentences from the Web for hornswoggle

  • 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

(tr) slang to cheat or trick; bamboozle

Word Origin for hornswoggle

C19: of unknown origin
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