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hoodwinking
n. An act of deception. vb. (present participle of hoodwink English)
Usage examples of "hoodwinking".
Can you understand the soul of a man who never hesitated to take steps that would have the effect of hoodwinking people, who would use every trick of the markets to mislead, and who was at the same time scrupulous never to utter a direct lie on the most insignificant matter?
It was no good hoodwinking himself, he wanted to be known as a priest, not a vicar or a parson or a reverend.