pawkery

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noun

Trickery, cunning.

First used 17th c.Scrabble 19
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Meanings

noun
  1. ScotlandTrickery, cunning.First known use 17th c.

    Pawkrie is no' an ill nest-egg to begin with!

    1830, John Galt, Lawrie Todd
    1 more example

    In short, the inhabitants of Italy first subdued mankind by open force; and secondly, by imposition and pawkry.

    1789, John Moore, Zeluco, Valancourt, published 2008, page 271

Origin

From pawk + -ery.

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APA

pawkery. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/pawkery

MLA

“pawkery.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/pawkery. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “pawkery,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/pawkery.

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