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单词 fobbery
释义

fobberyn.

Etymology: < fob n.1 + -ery suffix.Previous versions of the OED give the stress as: ˈfobbery.
Something of the nature of a pretence; a sham.Apparently an isolated use.
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the mind > mental capacity > knowledge > conformity with what is known, truth > deceit, deception, trickery > dissimulation, pretence > [noun] > act or instance of
dissimulationc1384
likenessc1384
pretencec1487
profession1526
masqueradea1670
fobbery1688
artificialism1835
barney1859
1688 R. Holme Acad. Armory iii. 177/1 These [rules] with a 100 more Fobberies and Foollaries are further set down.
This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1897; most recently modified version published online September 2019).
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