Dictionary of Thieving Slang, 1737
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To AMUSE [in a Canting sense]
To AMUSE [in a Canting sense], to fling Dust in the Eyes; also to invent strange Tales to delude Shop keepers and others, from being upon their Guard.
| AMBIDEXTER |
| AMUSEMENT |
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