Practise+artifice

  • 11Yester Castle — The Goblin Ha or Hobgoblin Ha(Goblin Hall) , lying 1 1/2 miles south east of the village of Gifford in East Lothian, Scotland, is all that remains of Yester Castle . It is a Scheduled Ancient Monument, recorded as such by the Royal Commission on… …

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  • 12chouse — I. v. a. Deceive, cheat, trick, delude, defraud, swindle, dupe, gull, bamboozle, cozen, overreach, circumvent, beguile, hoodwink, victimize, take in, impose upon, put upon, practise upon, play upon. II. n. 1. Dupe, tool, gull, simpleton, cully. 2 …

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  • 13trick — /trɪk / (say trik) noun 1. a crafty or fraudulent device, expedient, or proceeding; an artifice, stratagem, ruse, or wile. 2. a deceptive or illusory appearance; mere semblance. 3. a roguish or mischievous performance; prank: to play a trick on… …