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cozen

WordNet
  1. (v) cozen
    cheat or trick "He cozened the money out of the old man"
  2. (v) cozen
    act with artful deceit
  3. (v) cozen
    be false to; be dishonest with
Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary
  1. Cozen
    To deceive; to cheat; to act deceitfully. "Some cogging, cozening slave."
Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
  1. (n) cozen
    An obsolete spelling of cousin.
  2. cozen
    To cheat; defraud.
  3. cozen
    To deceive; beguile; entice.
  4. cozen
    To practise cheating; act dishonestly or deceitfully.
Chambers's Twentieth Century Dictionary
  1. (v.t) Cozen
    kuz′n to flatter: to cheat
Etymology

Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary From cousin, hence, literally, to deceive through pretext of relationship, F. cousiner,

Chambers's Twentieth Century Dictionary Perh. from Fr. cousiner, to claim kindred for one's own advantage, play the parasite—cousin, a cousin.

Usage in the news

Cozen O'Connor hires former AG Jerry Pappert. post-gazette.com

Wife, family of late Cozen O'Connor partner feuding over profit-sharing plan. post-gazette.com

The Cozen O'Connor law firm wraps up a years-long succession plan. philly.com

Lawyer Martin Sweeney, former partner at Cozen O'Connor. dallasobserver.com

Judge Says He Is Fair But Accepts Recusal Request by Cozen Firm. americanlawyer.com

Trustee Seeks to Hire Cozen in Controversial 38 Studios Bankruptcy. americanlawyer.com

BP hires Cozen O'Connor to devise compensation plan in Deepwater Horizon spill. philly.com

Cozen O'Connor Expands Antitrust And Trade Regulation Practices In Washington, D.C. More like this. metrocorpcounsel.com

Cozen O'Connor brought 2009 to a close with the addition of another group of high-profile attorneys. metrocorpcounsel.com

Cozen O'Connor Launches Capital Markets Group. metrocorpcounsel.com

Cozen O'Connor Enhances Business Law And Government Relations Practice. metrocorpcounsel.com

David Girard-diCarlo, former US ambassador and former chairman of Blank Rome, has joined Cozen O'Connor as a member of the firm's business law department and government relations practice. metrocorpcounsel.com

Former attorney general of Pennsylvania joins Cozen O'Connor. americanlawyer.com

Sixty-Six WolfBlock Attorneys Join Cozen O'Connor. metrocorpcounsel.com

Cozen O'Connor has announced that 66 attorneys from WolfBlock have joined the firm. metrocorpcounsel.com

Usage in literature

Cozens was all poetry, and your drawing is a lovely specimen. "The Mind of the Artist" by Various

I am no country cousin to be cozened in that way. "Dr. Dumany's Wife" by Mór Jókai

Cozens, John Robert, 254. "A Text-Book of the History of Painting" by John C. Van Dyke

It is not in my power to tell o' th' doings, but suffice it to say, my lord did cozen them all, and come a full day ere he was expected. "A Brother To Dragons and Other Old-time Tales" by Amelie Rives

Beggars cozen him with musty things which they have raked from dunghills, and he preserves their rags for precious relicks. "Microcosmography" by John Earle

Here are two guineas to put into the plate next Sunday; and let no rogues cozen you out of it. "The Strange Adventures of Captain Dangerous, Vol. 1 of 3" by George Augustus Sala

But they cannot cozen IT: they can only cozen their neighbours. "The Crown of Wild Olive" by John Ruskin

PARTRIDGE & COZEN'S Cheap Stationery Warehouses, 127. and 128. "Notes and Queries, Number 183, April 30, 1853" by Various

How was I cozen'd in the calculation Of this man's fortune! "The Mirror of Taste, and Dramatic Censor, Vol. I, No. 4, April 1810" by Various

But let us not cheat and cozen ourselves into idleness and apathy by reflecting and rejoicing over what has been done. "Archaeological Essays, Vol. 1" by James Y. Simpson

Usage in poetry
And thou, O Cupid! come not to
My threshold,—since I see,
For all I have, or else can do,
Thou still wilt cozen me.
Ye who yourselves of larger worth esteem
Than common mortals, listen to my dream,
and learn the lesson of life's cozening cheat,
The coinage of conceit.
But when they are ranged in the market-place,
The clown's wife comes with an iron spoon,
And cozens a penny for her sweet face
To keep their golden throats in tune.