n. The (mis)behaviour of a knave, boyish mischief.
n. Deceit, an unprincipled action.
the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English
n. The practices of a knave; petty villainy; fraud; trickery; a knavish action.
n. Roguish or mischievous tricks.
The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
n. The action or character of a knave; dishonesty; deception in dealing; trickery; petty villainy; fraud.
n. Roguishness; waggishness; tomfoolery.
n. Narthecium ossifragum, the bog-asphodel.
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n. lack of honesty; acts of lying or cheating or stealing
Word Usage
"And then came Black Leclère, to lay his heavy hand on the bit of pulsating puppy life, to press and prod and mould till it became a big bristling beast, acute in knavery, overspilling with hate, sinister, malignant, diabolical."