"hoodwinkery" meaning in All languages combined

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Noun [English]

Forms: hoodwinkeries [plural]
Etymology: hoodwink (“to deceive using a disguise; to bewile, dupe, mislead”) + -ery Etymology templates: {{suffix|en|hoodwink|-ery|t1=to deceive using a disguise; to bewile, dupe, mislead}} hoodwink (“to deceive using a disguise; to bewile, dupe, mislead”) + -ery Head templates: {{en-noun|~}} hoodwinkery (countable and uncountable, plural hoodwinkeries)
  1. (uncountable) The process or act of hoodwinking; deception, trickery. Tags: informal, uncountable
    Sense id: en-hoodwinkery-en-noun-FnpLo-ue
  2. (countable, rare) An instance of hoodwinking; a deception or trick. Tags: countable, informal, rare
    Sense id: en-hoodwinkery-en-noun-nhG~R-VB Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms suffixed with -ery Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 24 76 Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -ery: 29 71

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          "ref": "1958, George Freedley, The Lunts, Macmillan, page 77",
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