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Definition of Hoodwinked
1. hoodwink [v] - See also: hoodwink
Lexicographical Neighbors of Hoodwinked
Literary usage of Hoodwinked
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. The Russian Court in the Eighteenth Century by Joseph Fitzgerald Molloy (1906)
"... dragon is hoodwinked — Her Imperial Highness goes a-hunting and listens to a
lover— Suspicions are aroused — The Grand Duke whispers — The Grand Duchess ..."
2. As it is in the Philippines by Charles Ballentine (1902)
"—Grant and Gardener hoodwinked by Wily Natives.—Harmony Will Come. WHEN first
the civil government was established, the very natural differences that were ..."
3. The History of Sanford, Maine, 1661-1900 by Edwin Emery, William Morrell Emery (1901)
"Seaman George W. Bean Sees Active Service — Company of Volunteers Raised — Captain
Goodwin hoodwinked, but Comes Out Ahead. SANFORD furnished one man for ..."
4. Myths and Traditions of the Crow Indians by Robert Harry Lowie (1918)
"He fooled what he saw, he kept going round.2 THE hoodwinked BIRDS. Old-Man-Coyote
was hungry and looking about for food. He went up a hill, looked beyond it ..."
5. The Spirit of the Age: Or, Contemporary Portraits by William Hazlitt (1825)
"... or that before he is the tool of the profligacy of others, he is the dupe of
his own jaundiced feelings, and narrow, hoodwinked perceptions. ..."
6. Deeds of Daring by Both Blue and Gray by D. M. Kelsey (1883)
"... The Fight Continued — A Discussion between Engineers — The Guard hoodwinked —
A Lengthy Swim—Eluding the Gunboats—Reaches the Confederate Pickets. ..."
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