01 v. t. To cheat, trick, defraud; -- followed by of, or out of; as, to chouse one out of his money.
imp. & p. p.
Choused; p. pr. & vb. n.
Chousing
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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.” — Landor.