cozening
Example Sentences
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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
Courtship and cozening can unfold while the players dance the maxixe.
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 Sir Arthur Conan Doyle
It goes without saying that he found himself at variance with Scot, who, he declared, reduced witchcraft to a "cozening or poisoning art."
From A History of Witchcraft in England from 1558 to 1718 by Wallace Notestein
With false cozening words you deceived this young man.
From The Black Douglas by Frank Richards
