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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.
na'very. Dishonesty; deception in traffick; trick; petty villainy; fraud.
1.
Mischievous tricks or practices.