cahoots

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In cahoots, these compounds in high concentrations combat memory loss in lab rats, Ames reports.

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  • If they were in cahoots, and he did expose her, she'd probably benefit even more from the notoriety. —  EQMM,July2008
  • How is the inquisition coming Not too good for you, Wail," Doc told him dryly "The police have about concluded you and Williams were in cahoots, and after the secret of a vein of valuable ore you thought Gilmore Sullivan had found in the cavern They're nuts," Wail said pleasantly "I was a devil, junior-grade, sent up to silence Sullivan. —  181 - Up From Earth's Center
  • Remember that the state agreed quickly, and in cahoots with Waukesha County, to pick up $23.1 million of the estimated $25 million cost for the I-94 interchange to the Pabst Farm Not-Yet-Built Mall, with Waukesha County only paying 7\%, or $1.75 million. —  The Political Environment
  • The shoe now features a sophisticated 2-tier wool fabric, aptly named "Layers," which was developed by textile studio Maharam in cahoots with dutch design star Hella Jongerius. —  INHABITAT
  • Cashier tries to explain that one bag will not likely hold the weight of the items - Obnoxious Customer accuses cashier of being in cahoots with the plastics industry and insists on carrying each item to his car without a bag. —  Seattle Post-Intelligencer: Local News
 

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  1. Perhaps from French cahute, cabin, from Old French, possibly blend of cabane; see cabin, and hutte; see hut.
 

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