cozening
Example Sentences
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Courtship and cozening can unfold while the players dance the maxixe.
From Time Magazine Archive
His father traveled hundreds of miles to prisons all over the country, taking him clean clothing, cozening prison officials to allow him a few words with his son.
From Time Magazine Archive
A fine life thou hast of it with thy silks and thy baubles, cozening the last few shillings from the pouches of dying men.
From The White Company by Doyle, Arthur Conan, Sir
A real expert in cozening, a master of guile, was wanted to exploit the opportunity to its limit.
From She Stands Accused by MacClure, Victor
I will have no gallivanting, no cozening and smiling and prating and distracting.
From Desert Dust by Shepherd, J. Clinton
