roguery

Founding-era definition · Webster's 1828 American Dictionary

ROGUERY, noun 1. The life of a vagrant. [Not little used.] 2. Knavish tricks; cheating; fraud; dishonest practices. Tis no scandal grown, for debt and roguery to quit the town. 3. Waggery; arch tricks; mischievousness.
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