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Bunko
(gcide) | Bunko \Bun"ko\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Bunkoed; p. pr. & vb. n.
Bunkoing.]
To swindle by a bunko game or scheme; to cheat or victimize
in any similar way, as by a confidence game, passing a bad
check, etc.
[Webster 1913 Suppl.]
Bunko steerer, a person employed as a decoy in bunko.
[Slang, U.S.]
[1913 Webster] |
Bunko
(gcide) | Bunko \Bun"ko\, n. [Sf. Sp. banco bank, banca a sort of game at
cards. Cf. Bank (in the commercial sense).]
A kind of swindling game or scheme, originally by means of
cards or by a sham lottery, but now used for any swindling
tactic. [Written also bunco.]
[1913 Webster] |
bunko
(gcide) | Bunco \Bun"co\, n.
see bunko. [Written also bunko.]
[PJC] Buncombe |
bunko
(wn) | bunko
n 1: a swindle in which you cheat at gambling or persuade a
person to buy worthless property [syn: bunco, {bunco
game}, bunko, bunko game, con, confidence trick,
confidence game, con game, gyp, hustle, sting,
flimflam] |
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Bunko
(gcide) | Bunko \Bun"ko\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Bunkoed; p. pr. & vb. n.
Bunkoing.]
To swindle by a bunko game or scheme; to cheat or victimize
in any similar way, as by a confidence game, passing a bad
check, etc.
[Webster 1913 Suppl.]
Bunko steerer, a person employed as a decoy in bunko.
[Slang, U.S.]
[1913 Webster]Bunko \Bun"ko\, n. [Sf. Sp. banco bank, banca a sort of game at
cards. Cf. Bank (in the commercial sense).]
A kind of swindling game or scheme, originally by means of
cards or by a sham lottery, but now used for any swindling
tactic. [Written also bunco.]
[1913 Webster]Bunco \Bun"co\, n.
see bunko. [Written also bunko.]
[PJC] Buncombe |
Bunko steerer
(gcide) | Bunko \Bun"ko\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Bunkoed; p. pr. & vb. n.
Bunkoing.]
To swindle by a bunko game or scheme; to cheat or victimize
in any similar way, as by a confidence game, passing a bad
check, etc.
[Webster 1913 Suppl.]
Bunko steerer, a person employed as a decoy in bunko.
[Slang, U.S.]
[1913 Webster] |
Bunkoed
(gcide) | Bunko \Bun"ko\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Bunkoed; p. pr. & vb. n.
Bunkoing.]
To swindle by a bunko game or scheme; to cheat or victimize
in any similar way, as by a confidence game, passing a bad
check, etc.
[Webster 1913 Suppl.]
Bunko steerer, a person employed as a decoy in bunko.
[Slang, U.S.]
[1913 Webster] |
Bunkoing
(gcide) | Bunko \Bun"ko\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Bunkoed; p. pr. & vb. n.
Bunkoing.]
To swindle by a bunko game or scheme; to cheat or victimize
in any similar way, as by a confidence game, passing a bad
check, etc.
[Webster 1913 Suppl.]
Bunko steerer, a person employed as a decoy in bunko.
[Slang, U.S.]
[1913 Webster] |
bunko game
(wn) | bunko game
n 1: a swindle in which you cheat at gambling or persuade a
person to buy worthless property [syn: bunco, {bunco
game}, bunko, bunko game, con, confidence trick,
confidence game, con game, gyp, hustle, sting,
flimflam] |
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