'Cogging' definitions:

Definition of 'Cogging'

From: GCIDE
  • Cog \Cog\ (k[o^]g), v. t. [imp. & p. p. Cogged (k[o^]gd); p. pr. & vb. n. Cogging.] [Cf. W. coegio to make void, to beceive, from coeg empty, vain, foolish. Cf. Coax, v. t.] [1913 Webster]
  • 1. To seduce, or draw away, by adulation, artifice, or falsehood; to wheedle; to cozen; to cheat. [R.] [1913 Webster]
  • I'll . . . cog their hearts from them. --Shak. [1913 Webster]
  • 2. To obtrude or thrust in, by falsehood or deception; as, to cog in a word; to palm off. [R.] [1913 Webster]
  • Fustian tragedies . . . have, by concerted applauses, been cogged upon the town for masterpieces. --J. Dennis [1913 Webster]
  • To cog a die, to load so as to direct its fall; to cheat in playing dice. --Swift. [1913 Webster]

Words containing 'Cogging'