Associations to the word «Cozens»

Wiktionary

COZEN, verb. (archaic) To cheat; to defraud; to beguile; to deceive, usually by small arts, or in a pitiful way.

Dictionary definition

COZEN, verb. Be false to; be dishonest with.
COZEN, verb. Act with artful deceit.
COZEN, verb. Cheat or trick; "He cozened the money out of the old man".

Wise words

It is better wither to be silent, or to say things of more value than silence. Sooner throw a pearl at hazard than an idle or useless word; and do not say a little in many words, but a great deal in a few.
Pythagoras