Palm \Palm\ (p[aum]m), v. t. [imp. & p. p. Palmed (p[aum]md);
p. pr. & vb. n. Palming.]
1. To handle. [Obs.]
--Prior.
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2. To manipulate with, or conceal in, the palm of the hand;
to juggle.
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They palmed the trick that lost the game. --Prior.
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3. Hence: To take (something small) stealthily, especially by
concealing it in the palm of the hand; as, he palmed one
of the coins and walked out with it.
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4. To impose by fraud, as by sleight of hand; to put by
unfair means; -- usually with on or upon; as, to palm a
stolen coin on an unsuspecting dealer. See also palm
off.
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For you may palm upon us new for old. --Dryden.
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Source: The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48
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