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hornswoggle
verb
[ ˈhɔːnswɒɡ(ə)l ]
• get the better of (someone) by cheating or deception.
• "the day would soon arrive when Peter would see he'd been well and truly hornswoggled"
Origin:
early 19th century (originally US): of unknown origin.
