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from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- noun Any of various confidence games in which a prostitute lures a prospective client into a situation where he can be robbed by an accomplice.
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- noun Any of several
confidence tricks in which something worthless is substituted for something of value, often in a sealedenvelope
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