hornswoggled

Variant of hornswoggle

hornswoggle definition

☆ horn·swog·gle (hôrn′swäg′əl)

transitive verb hornswoggled -·gled, hornswoggling -·gling

Slang to swindle or hoax; trick

Etymology: fanciful coinage

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