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sharp practice — Trying to achieve something by using underhand, deceitful or dishonourable means, that are barely within the law, is called sharp practice. That company is under investigation for sharp practice so it s better to avoid dealing with them … English Idioms & idiomatic expressions
pettifoggery — I noun artfulness, artifice, bamboozlement, cheating, chicane, chicanery, circumvention, corruption, cozenage, craft, craftiness, cunning, deceit, deception, dishonesty, dodgery, duplicity, equivocation, evasion, foul play, fraud, fraudulence,… … Law dictionary
Deceit — De*ceit , n. [OF. deceit, des[,c]ait, decept (cf. deceite, de[,c]oite), fr. L. deceptus deception, fr. decipere. See {Deceive}.] 1. An attempt or disposition to deceive or lead into error; any declaration, artifice, or practice, which misleads… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Juggling — Jug gling, n. [p. pr. from {juggle}, v. t.] 1. Jugglery; underhand practice. [1913 Webster] 2. The act or process of keeping several objects in the air at one time by tossing them with the hands. See {juggle} v. t., senses 2, 3, and 4. [PJC] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
pettifoggery — n jobbery, underhand practice or dealing, corruption, dishonesty, falseness, humbug gery, artifice, subterfuge; bamboozling, cheating, cozenage, swindling, fleecing; fraud, fraudulency, deceit, deception, chicane, duplicity, guile, double dealing … A Note on the Style of the synonym finder
Jolly Roger — The Jolly Roger is the name given to any of various flags flown to identify a ship s crew as pirates. [Oxford English Dictionary, Second Edition 1989, under Roger, n.2.4 records the first usage as: 1785 GROSE Dict. Vulgar T. s.v. Roger, Jolly… … Wikipedia
Baseball rules — The rules of baseball differ slightly from league to league, but in general share the same basic gameplay. Contents 1 Codes 2 Differences and evolution 3 Gameplay 3.1 General structure … Wikipedia
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Royal Navy Submarine Service — Infobox Military Unit unit name= Submarine Service caption= start date= 1901 country= United Kingdom allegiance= branch= Royal Navy type= role= size= command structure= garrison= garrison label= equipment= equipment label= nickname= patron= motto … Wikipedia
Wood chopping — Woodchop or wood chopping is a sport that has been around for hundreds of years in several cultures. In wood chopping competitions, skilled contestants attempt to be the first to cut or saw through a log or other block of wood. It is often held… … Wikipedia
