Words, grammatical forms and meanings linked to the ontology.
Unknown, 1829 US, jocular coinage like contemporary absquatulate. Presumably horns + waggle with humorous faux ablaut or combination with wobble (compare later woggle, 1923), perhaps inspired by lassoed steers trying to escape by moving their head.
Unknown, 1829 US, jocular coinage like contemporary absquatulate. Presumably horns + waggle with humorous faux ablaut or combination with wobble (compare later woggle, 1923), perhaps inspired by lassoed steers trying to escape by moving their head.
Don't let them hornswoggle you into buying anything you don't need.
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| hornswoggling | Tense=Pres, VerbForm=Part | lexicographic | |
| hornswoggled | Tense=Past, VerbForm=Part | lexicographic | |
| hornswoggled | Tense=Past | lexicographic | |
| hornswoggles | Number=Sing, Person=3, Tense=Pres | lexicographic |
trick (deceive or trick) · dupe (deceive or trick) · deceive (deceive or trick)
it buggerare (to deceive or trick) · gd meall (to deceive or trick) · fi puijata (to deceive or trick) · ru одура́чить (to deceive or trick) · cs napálit (to deceive or trick) · hy ֆռցնել (to deceive or trick)