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First published 2002 (DOST Vol. XI).
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Tri(c)k, v. [e.m.E. tricke (?a1500); Tri(c)k n.] To cheat, deceive, mislead: a. intr. b. tr. —a. 1615 Crim. Trials III 356.
He is fund … to haif frequentlie hantit that damnable tred … so fynelie proveing the dissaver, chopping, changeing and triking at his humour —b. 1631 Ritchie Ch. S. Baldred 231.
They trick hir gudman in the nicht with peis, and compleinit of him to the civill magistrat a1689 Cleland 37.
He's like to turn a Lord Protector, The last we had, just us so tricked When he caus'd some subscrive the ticket
