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First published 1937 (DOST Vol. I).
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Quotation dates: 1607
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Coseyner, n. [e.m.E. cosener, coosener, cousoner (1561).] A cozener, cheater. —1607 Reg. Privy C. VII. 366.
Geveand him sindrie tymes the lie, and calling him a coseyner