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

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

“As plain as a pike-staff,” said Bliss; “and you’re a little brick, Evson; and it’s a chouse if any one suspects Elgood any more.”

From St. Winifred's, or The World of School by Earnshaw, H. C. (Harold C.)

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 Wit and Humor of America, Volume II. (of X.) by Wilder, Marshall Pinckney

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

From The Disentanglers by Lang, Andrew