"Greek gift" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: Greek gifts [plural]
Etymology: From Virgil's Aeneid, ii. 49, in reference to the Trojan horse. Head templates: {{en-noun}} Greek gift (plural Greek gifts)
  1. A treacherous gift.
    Sense id: en-Greek_gift-en-noun-k7n3x78T Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header

Inflected forms

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