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Cog

Cŏg, v. t.

verbtransitive

v. t. [imp. & p. p. COGGED; p. pr. & vb. n. COGGING.] [Cf. W. coegiane, coegio, to make void, to deceive, from coeg, empty, vain, foolish. Cf. COAX.]

Sense 1. To seduce, or draw from, by adulation or artifice; to wheedle.

I'll . . . cog their hearts from them. Shak.

Sense 2. To obtrude or thrust in, by falsehood or deception.

Fustian tragedies . . . have, by concerted applauses, been cogged upon the town for masterpieces. Dennis.

To cog a die, to secure it so as to direct its fall; to cheat in playing dice. Swift.

Cog, v. t.

verbtransitive

v. t. To deceive; to cheat; to wheedle. Shak. Partiality in a suffrage is downright cogging. Harrington.

Cŏg, n.

noun

n. [Sw. kugg, kugge. Cf. W. cog, pl. cocos, a short piece of wood, the cog of a wheel.]

  1. A tooth or projection on a wheel, by which it receives or imparts motion; especially, a tooth of wood, or other material, inserted in a mortise for this purpose.
  2. [From the act of cogging dice.] A trick or deception. [Obs.]

Cŏg, v. t.

verbtransitive

v. t. - To fix a cog upon; to furnish with cogs.

Cŏg or Cŏg'gle, n.

noun

n. [O. Eng. cogge, O. Sw. kogg, Icel. koggr, koggi, W. cwch, Ir. coca. Cf. Cock, 12.] A boat; a fishing-boat.

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