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noun

Chouse n.

One who is easily cheated; a tool; a simpleton; a gull.

A trick; sham; imposition.

A swindler.

verb

Chouse v. t. (past & past part. choused; pres. part. chousing) To cheat, trick, defraud; followed by of, or out of; as, to chouse one out of his money. (Colloq.) "The undertaker of the afore-cited poesy hath choused your highness."

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Etymology of 'Chouse'

Collaborative International Dictionary of English 0.48

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"Chouse" Quotes from Famous Books

... the devil to the farmer, Well, clown, thou hast choused me once, it is thy fault; chouse me twice, 'twill be mine. Nay, good sir devil, replied the farmer; how can I be said to have choused you, since it was your worship that chose first? The truth is, that by this trick you thought to cheat me, hoping that nothing would spring out of the earth ...

— Gargantua and Pantagruel, Complete. • Francois Rabelais

... that, Billy? The Court reserved decision. Mr. Arledge has to buy so many gold cigarettes and vintages and trouserings, and belong to so many clubs, that he wants the Court to help him chouse a poor grocer out of his money. Say, Billy, that judge could fine me for contempt of court, right now, fur reservin' his decision. You bet Mr. Arledge would 'a' got my decision right hot off the griddle. I'd 'a' told him, 'You're the meanest kind of a crook I ever ...

— The Spenders - A Tale of the Third Generation • Harry Leon Wilson