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autem gogler en · NOUN

Meanings

  1. (UK, obsolete, qualifier:thieves' cant) A religious- or spiritual-based con artist or scam operator.
    • Autem-Gogglers, a Crew of Religious Canters, pretending to be persecuted Camisars, or French Prophets, distorting their Faces with ridiculous Grimaces, &c. and laying Claim to Inspiration, in order to gather People about them, with intent to rob, plunder, or pick Pockets. 1725, A New Canting Dictionary:
  2. (UK, obsolete, qualifier:thieves' cant) Hence, a conjuror or fortuneteller.

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