cozener

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Stay, cozener, thou, that hat'st clear truth like light, And usest words dark as thy own dull night.

From The works of John Dryden, now first collected in eighteen volumes. Volume 02 by Scott, Walter, Sir

And such a coward, A cozener and liar—but a coward, And would have been a thief—But was a coward.

From The Mirror of Literature, Amusement, and Instruction Volume 17, No. 494, June 18, 1831 by Various

Those who care but for a fresh face—tricksters in love as a cozener with dice—are justly flouted and deceived, as oftentimes we see.

From French Mediaeval Romances from the Lays of Marie de France by France, Marie de

The origin of this word is interesting: a cozener is one who, for selfish ends, claims kindred or cousinship with another, and hence a flatterer or cheat. 739-755.

From Milton's Comus by Bell, William

The words used in such case are uncertain, and to be recited at the pleasure of the witch or cozener.

From The Sources and Analogues of 'A Midsummer-night's Dream' by Sidgwick, Compiled by Frank