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2. Noun. (dialectal chiefly Scotland) An illusion; trick; cheat. ¹

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Definition of Begunk

1. to trick [v -ED, -ING, -S] - See also: trick

Lexicographical Neighbors of Begunk

Literary usage of Begunk

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. Jamieson's Dictionary of the Scottish Language: In which the Words are by John Jamieson, John Johnstone (1867)
"To bring into error ; to cause to mistake ; as, "I'm saer beguiled," I have fallen into a great mistake, S. 2. To disappoint, S. Spalding. To begunk, ua 1. ..."

2. An Alphabetical List of English Words Occurring in the Literature of the by Philological Society (Great Britain), Philological Society (Great Britain (1861)
"... J. begunk, sb. trick, J. benad, behaved, J. behald, behold, J. 1303 behalf, (in, on) 1, 2, 3 1305 behalve, half, on one side 1 1300 behalve, ..."

3. Allen's Synonyms and Antonyms by Frederic Sturges Allen (1920)
"begunk (Scot.), bamboozle, beguile, eull, flatter, hoax, humbug, hoodwink, bubble (rare), circumvent, outwit, trick, bucket (slang), cozen, best, cajole, ..."

4. Blackwood's Edinburgh Magazine (1862)
"And the otter, pike, and heron, ; Meet wi' mony a sair begunk.' Ere he dee'd but twa short weeks, And though whiles I thocht him jokin', ..."

5. Waverley by Walter Scott (1870)
"I circumvented them—I played at bogle about the bush wi' them—I cajoled them ; and if I havena gien Inch-Grabbit and Jamie Howie a bonnie begunk, ..."

6. The History of the Rebellion and Civil Wars in England: To which is Added an by Edward Hyde Clarendon (1826)
"So that they saw no way to prevent the mischief and con^ fusion that would fall out, but by a peace; which they begunK heartily to wish, and to conspire ..."

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