[f. as prec. + -ING2.] That cozens; cheating, deceitful, fraudulent.
1583. Stubbes, Anat. Abus., II. 54. By which kind of theft, (for this coosoning shift is no better) they rake in great somes of mony.
1664. H. More, Myst. Iniq., viii. 133. The … gulling of them with delusions and cousening devices.
1753. Foote, Eng. in Paris, I. Wks. 1799, I. 33. The traders here are a … cozening people.
1870. Morris, Earthly Par., III. IV. 182. A great stronghold Unto the cozening gods of old.
Hence † Cozeningly adv., in a cozening manner.
1611. Cotgr., Pipeusement, deceitfully,… couseningly.
