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Webster 1913 Edition
Knavery
Knav′er-y
,Noun.
pl.
Knaveries
. 1.
The practices of a knave; petty villainy; fraud; trickery; a knavish action.
This is flat
knavery
, to take upon you another man’s name. Shakespeare
2.
pl.
Roguish or mischievous tricks.
Shak.
Webster 1828 Edition
Knavery
KNA'VERY
,Noun.
1.
Mischievous tricks or practices.Definition 2024
knavery
knavery
English
Noun
knavery (plural knaveries)
- The (mis)behaviour of a knave, boyish mischief.
- Deceit, an unprincipled action.
- Cassio's a proper man: let me see now:
- To get his place and to plume up my will
- In double knavery-How, how? Let's see: — Shakespeare, Othello, Act 1, Scene 3.
Translations
deceit, an unprincipled action
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