Greekeryn.
/ˈɡriːkəri/ rare.
The practices of Greeks.† 1. contemptuous. Customs or practices (in general) of the Greek Church. Obsolete.
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Greekery1680
1680 Dialogue between Pope & Phanatick 11 They [the Greek Church] are no more true Protestants than the Church of England; for they have Bishops and Liturgies, Rites and Ceremonies, and such kind of Greekery.
2. Cheating, card-sharping. (See Greek n. 4.)
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society > leisure > entertainment > pastimes > game > card game > card-sharping or cheating > [noun]
card coney-catching1592
bite1711
Greekery1823
card-sharping1840
1823 Spirit of Public Jrnls. (1824) 414 No art..requires so much practice as Greekery.
1861 All Year Round 29 June 334 Nothing is less likely to reform a man, and bring him back to an orderly and economical life, than the practice of Greekery.
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