coggery en · NOUN
Pronunciation
- /ˈkɒɡəɹi/
Etymology
From cog + -ery.
Meanings
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(countable, obsolete, uncountable) trick; deception
Therefore can I not but often smile in my sleeue to heare and see the Iesuits coggery in euery thing […]
a. 1603, William Watson, A Decacordon of Ten Quodlibeticall Questions:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| coggeries | Number=Plur | lexicographic |