hornswoggle Syllabification: (horn·swog·gle)Pronunciation: /ˈhôrnˌswägəl/Definition of hornswoggle verb [with object] (usually be hornswoggled) informal, chiefly North American get the better of (someone) by cheating or deception:you mean to say you were hornswoggled?Origin: early 19th century (originally US): of unknown originhornswoggle in other Oxford dictionaries Definition of hornswoggle in the British & World English dictionary
