Hoax \Hoax\, n. [Prob. contr. fr. hocus, in hocus-pocus.]

A deception for mockery or mischief; a deceptive trick or story; a practical joke. --Macaulay. [1913 Webster]

Source: The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48
 

Hoax \Hoax\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Hoaxed; p. pr. & vb. n. Hoaxing.]

To deceive by a story or a trick, for sport or mischief; to impose upon sportively. --Lamb. [1913 Webster]

Source: The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48
 

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hoax

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Hoax \Hoax\, n. [Prob. contr. fr. hocus, in hocus-pocus.]

A deception for mockery or mischief; a deceptive trick or story; a practical joke. --Macaulay.

Source: Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)
 

Hoax \Hoax\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Hoaxed; p. pr. & vb. n. Hoaxing.]

To deceive by a story or a trick, for sport or mischief; to impose upon sportively. --Lamb.

Source: Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)