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Verb:

  • cant To fling dust or snuff in the eyes of the person intended to be robbed; also to invent some plausible tale, to delude shop-keepers and others, thereby to put them off their guard. (1811 ''Dictionary of Vulgar Tongue'')
  • To cause laughter, to be funny.
  • transitive, archaic To keep in expectation; to beguile; to delude.
  • transitive To entertain or occupy in a pleasant manner; to stir with pleasing or mirthful emotions; to divert.

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