Blarney \Blar"ney\ (bl[aum]r"n[y^]), n. [Blarney, a village and
castle near Cork.]
Smooth, wheedling talk; flattery. [Colloq.]
Blarney stone, a stone in Blarney castle, Ireland, said to
make those who kiss it proficient in the use of blarney.
Source: Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)
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Blarney \Blar"ney\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Blarneyed (-n[i^]d);
p. pr. & vb. n. Blarneying.]
To influence by blarney; to wheedle with smooth talk; to make
or accomplish by blarney. ``Blarneyed the landlord.''
--Irving.
Had blarneyed his way from Long Island. --S. G.
Goodrich.
Source: Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)
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