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chouse (c̸ho̵us)

transitive verb choused, chousing chous′·ing

Chiefly Brit. to cheat; swindle

Etymology: < chiaus: after a Turk interpreter alleged to have swindled London merchants in 1609

chouse2 definition

☆ chouse (c̸ho̵us)

transitive verb

West to herd (cattle) roughly

Etymology: < ?

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
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