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hornswoggle

1. get the better of (someone) by cheating or deception

“you mean to say you were hornswoggled?”

verb

/ˈhɔrnˌswɑɡ(ə)l/

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hornswoggle

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Choose the word that best fits in the phrase

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"His scheme was so clever that few _____ tell how he managed to hornswoggle his opponents in the debate."

Select three words related to hornswoggle

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  • support
  • trick
  • concede
  • bamboozle
  • debunk
  • deceive

Choose the phrase that uses hornswoggle correctly

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Find a word related to hornswoggle

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