pawkery

English

Etymology

From pawk +‎ -ery.

Noun

pawkery

  1. (Scotland) Trickery, cunning. [from 17th c.]
    • 1789, John Moore, Zeluco, Valancourt, published 2008, page 271:
      In short, the inhabitants of Italy first subdued mankind by open force; and secondly, by imposition and pawkry.
    • 1830, John Galt, Lawrie Todd:
      Pawkrie is no' an ill nest-egg to begin with!
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