See mountebank on Wiktionary
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"type": "quote"
}
],
"glosses": [
"To cheat by boasting and false pretenses."
],
"links": [
[
"cheat",
"cheat"
]
],
"raw_glosses": [
"(transitive) To cheat by boasting and false pretenses."
],
"tags": [
"transitive"
]
}
],
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{
"ipa": "/ˈmaʊntəˌbæŋk/"
},
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"wikipedia": [
"Pietro Longhi"
],
"word": "mountebank"
}
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