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
Mr. Winthrop and I. You know I never get or save anything by cozening or classmating.
From Familiar Letters of John Adams and His Wife Abigail Adams During the Revolution with a Memoir of Mrs. Adams by Adams, Abigail
Struggle forces upon the group the necessity of cozening, beguiling, managing its members.
From Introduction to the Science of Sociology by Park, Robert Ezra
Autolycus, too, has known the court, and has found his wares go out of fashion and favour with the great, and has to be content with cozening the ears and pockets of simple country folk.
From The Balladists Famous Scots Series by Geddie, John
