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Definition of Dupes
1. dupe [v] - See also: dupe
Lexicographical Neighbors of Dupes
Literary usage of Dupes
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Heroes and Heroines of Fiction: Modern Prose and Poetry; Famous Characters by William Shepard Walsh (1914)
"... not loving light. whose fancied wit is ever outwitted by those he would make
his dupes. ... she dupes him into the belief that she is Clara Guzman; ..."
2. The Cambridge Modern History by Adolphus William Ward, George Walter Prothero (1907)
"However, whether spontaneously or by arrangement, the Cardinal followed him, and,
before the " Day of dupes " was ended, was completely restored to favour. ..."
3. Quizzism and Its Key: Quirks and Quibbles from Queer Quarters, a Melange of by Albert Plympton Southwick (1896)
"He treated them each with a bottle of wine, and upon retiring ordered a hot cake
to be prepared for his breakfast. 594. What was the Day of the dupes ? ..."
4. Dictionary of Quotations from Ancient and Modern English and Foreign Sources by James Wood (1899)
"... is sure to catch neither Pr. dupes indeed are many ; but of all dupes there
is none so fatally situated as he who lives in undue terror of being duped. ..."
5. Lawyers' Reports Annotated by Lawyers Co-operative Publishing Company (1912)
"Or suppose one, having no creditors, should convey his property for the purpose
of becoming indebted, and of then defrauding his dupes by being insolvent, ..."
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