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Concise Oxford English Dictionary © 2008 Oxford University Press:
hornswoggle /ˈhɔːnswɒg(ə)l/

▶verb N. Amer. informal outwit by cheating or deception.

– origin C19 (orig. US): of unknown origin.

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