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Cozener

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coz·en  (kzn)
v. coz·ened, coz·en·ing, coz·ens
v.tr.
1. To mislead by means of a petty trick or fraud; deceive.
2. To persuade or induce to do something by cajoling or wheedling.
3. To obtain by deceit or persuasion.
v.intr.
To act deceitfully.
[Perhaps from Middle English cosin, fraud, trickery.]
cozen·er n.
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The scene in which Ethanwald decides to "cosen [the King] of his choise" (D2v) structurally connects Ethanwald to the other cozeners in the play: it immediately follows the scene in which Honesty's disguise plot exposes Cony-catcher, and immediately precedes the scene in which the Farmer flouts the ancient laws of hospitality and refuses to invite a Knight, a Squire, and Honesty to dinner.
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When Ben Jonson wants to portray debauchery at its worst, for instance, he has his master cozener Volpone engage in an elaborate fantasy of sexual license.
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