cozening

English

Verb

cozening

1. present participle and gerund of cozen

Noun

cozening (plural cozenings)

1. fraud; deception; the acts of one who cozens
   • 1594, William Shakespeare, The Rape of Lucrece, l. 387:

     Her lily hand her rosy cheek lies under, / Cozening the pillow of a lawful kiss;