chouse

Example Sentences

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Obviously, the bishop is a bidone, a small-time swindler, and the camera has just watched him chouse some country chumpkins.

From Time Magazine Archive

‘I’m a dying man,’ he remarked finally, ‘but I’ll live long enough to chouse the taxes.’

From The Disentanglers by Lang, Andrew

Around an ancient pedigree There is a halo fair to see, With "unwrung withers" we afford Our salutation to milord, As due unto his ancient house, Albeit his lordship be a chouse.

From Fables of John Gay (Somewhat Altered) by Gay, John

Smouch, smowch, v.t. to take advantage of, to chouse.

From Chambers's Twentieth Century Dictionary (part 4 of 4: S-Z and supplements) by Various

He fills mine pipe mit Limburg cheese— Dot vas der roughest chouse; I'd dake dot vrom no oder poy But leedle Yawcob Strauss.

From The Book of Humorous Verse by Wells, Carolyn