Search Details

Word: hoodwink (lookup in dictionary) (lookup stats)
Dates: during 1930-1939
Sort By: most recent first (reverse)


Usage:

...stock (last week's price: $110) so that the present $9 dividend would not draw political fire, President Gifford put down his foot. A split would merely reduce the rate, not the amount actually received by stockholders. "The company," said Mr. Gifford suavely, "should not try to hoodwink the public...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Business: March Quarter | 4/29/1935 | See Source »

...certain date, which falls on this coming Saturday. He had planned to set it aside as Official Vagabond Day: insignia and epaulets were to be worn, and the occasion was to be formal. However, it seems that there were nefarious plans afoot to hoodwink him. Now you can't hoodwink a Vagabond: he doesn't care for that sort of thing. Such scoundrelly caballas he refuses to tolerate...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: The Student Vagabond | 5/1/1930 | See Source »

| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | Next