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Foist
Webster's Dictionary
(1):
(v. t.) To insert surreptitiously, wrongfully, or without warrant; to interpolate; to pass off (something spurious or counterfeit) as genuine, true, or worthy; - usually followed by in.
(2):
(n.) A light and fast-sailing ship.
(3):
(n.) A foister; a sharper.
(4):
(n.) A trick or fraud; a swindle.
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Webster, Noah. Entry for 'Foist'. Noah Webster's American Dictionary. https://www.studylight.org/​dictionaries/​eng/​web/​f/foist.html. 1828.