单词 | coney-catching |
释义 | coney-catching1/ˈkəʊniˌkatʃɪŋ/Now archaic or historical noun Swindling, cheating; trickery, deception.
OriginLate 16th century; earliest use found in Robert Greene (bap. 1558, d. 1592), writer and playwright. From coney + catching. coney-catching2/ˈkəʊniˌkatʃɪŋ/Now archaic or historical adjective That swindles, cheats, tricks, or deceives. OriginLate 16th century; earliest use found in Remembrancia. Either (i) from coney + catching, after coney-catcher, coney-catching. |
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