"fourbery" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: fourberies [plural]
Etymology: Borrowed from French fourberie. Etymology templates: {{bor|en|fr|fourberie}} French fourberie Head templates: {{en-noun}} fourbery (plural fourberies)
  1. (archaic) deceit, an unprincipled action. Tags: archaic Synonyms: knavery
    Sense id: en-fourbery-en-noun-rFlUUBgy Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries

Inflected forms

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