'Covin' definitions:
Definition of 'Covin'
From: GCIDE
- Covin \Cov"in\ (k?v"?n), n. [OF. covine, covaine, fr. covenir to agree. See Covenant.]
- 1. (Law) A collusive agreement between two or more persons to prejudice a third. [1913 Webster]
- 2. Deceit; fraud; artifice. [Obs.] --Chaucer. [1913 Webster]
Synonyms of 'covin'
From: Moby Thesaurus
- artifice,
- cabal,
- chicane,
- chicanery,
- collusion,
- complicity,
- complot,
- confederacy,
- connivance,
- connivery,
- conspiracy,
- contrivance,
- contriving,
- counterplot,
- deep-laid plot,
- dodgery,
- engineering,
- finagling,
- finesse,
- foul play,
- frame-up,
- game,
- intrigue,
- little game,
- machination,
- maneuvering,
- manipulation,
- pettifoggery,
- pettifogging,
- plot,
- plotting,
- practice,
- rigging,
- scheme,
- schemery,
- scheming,
- sharp practice,
- skulduggery,
- sleight,
- stratagem,
- supercherie,
- trick,
- trickery,
- underhand dealing,
- underplot,
- web of intrigue,
- wire-pulling