cozen

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Contents 1 English 1.1 Etymology 1.2 Pronunciation 1.3 Verb 1.3.1 Quotations 1.4 References

[edit] English

[edit] Etymology

Origin uncertain.

[edit] Pronunciation

• IPA: /ˈkʌzən/

[edit] Verb

to cozen (third-person singular simple present cozens, present participle cozening, simple past and past participle cozened)

1. (archaic) To cheat; to defraud; to beguile; to deceive, usually by small arts, or in a pitiful way.

[edit] Quotations

• 1602 : William Shakespeare, Hamlet , act III scene 2

  [...] What devil was't

  That thus hath cozened you at hoodman-blind?

• 2006 : Tool, The Pot from 10,000 Days,

  "Now you're weeping shades of cozened indigo..."

[edit] References

Webster's New School and Office Dictionary, copyright 1962 Online Etymology Dictionary http://www.etymonline.com/index.php?term=cozen