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Cog

Cŏg or Cŏg'gle1, 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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Cōg'gle2, n.

noun

n. [Perhaps akin to Ger. kugel, bowl, ball, globule.] 1. A small boat. Halliwell. 2. A small stone. Halliwell.

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  • Cŏg, v. t.p. 248verbtransitiveTo seduce, or draw from, by adulation or artifice; to wheedle. I'll . . . cog their hearts from them. Shak. 2. To obtrude or thrust in, by falsehood or deception. Fustian tragedies . . . have, by…
  • Cog, v. t.p. 248verbtransitiveTo deceive; to cheat; to wheedle. Shak. Partiality in a suffrage is downright cogging. Harrington.
  • Cŏg, n.p. 248nounA 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…
  • Cŏg, v. t.p. 248verbtransitive- To fix a cog upon; to furnish with cogs.
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