dodgery

dodgery
/doj"euh ree/, n., pl. dodgeries.
the use of a dodge or dodges; trickery; duplicity.
[1660-70; DODGER + -Y3]

* * *


Universalium. 2010.

Игры ⚽ Нужна курсовая?

Look at other dictionaries:

  • Dodgery — Dodg er*y, n. trickery; artifice. [Obs.] Hacket …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • dodgery — index artifice, pettifoggery Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 …   Law dictionary

  • dodgery — [däj′ər ē] n. trickery, evasiveness, etc …   English World dictionary

  • dodgery — noun (plural eries) Date: 1670 evasion, trickery …   New Collegiate Dictionary

  • dodgery — noun trickery …   Wiktionary

  • dodgery — n. trickery, deception, deceit …   English contemporary dictionary

  • dodgery — dodg·ery …   English syllables

  • dodgery — ˈdäj(ə)rē noun ( es) : trickery, artifice; also : expedient …   Useful english dictionary

  • Bunyip aristocracy — The term Bunyip aristocracy was first coined in 1853 by Daniel Deniehy who made a speech lambasting the attempt by William Wentworth to establish a titled aristocracy in New South Wales government. This speech came to be known as the Bunyip… …   Wikipedia

  • artifice — ar·ti·fice / är tə fəs/ n: a clever strategy usu. intended to deceive or defraud Merriam Webster’s Dictionary of Law. Merriam Webster. 1996. artifice …   Law dictionary

Share the article and excerpts

Direct link
Do a right-click on the link above
and select “Copy Link”