v. t.
I'll . . . cog their hearts from them. Shak. [ 1913 Webster ]
Fustian tragedies . . . have, by concerted applauses, been cogged upon the town for masterpieces. J. Dennis [ 1913 Webster ]
To cog a die, to load so as to direct its fall; to cheat in playing dice. Swift. [ 1913 Webster ]
v. i. To deceive; to cheat; to play false; to lie; to wheedle; to cajole. [ 1913 Webster ]
For guineas in other men's breeches,
Your gamesters will palm and will cog. Swift. [ 1913 Webster ]
n. A trick or deception; a falsehood. Wm. Watson. [ 1913 Webster ]
n. [ Cf. Sw. kugge a cog, or W. cocos the cogs of a wheel. ]
v. t. To furnish with a cog or cogs. [ 1913 Webster ]
Cogged breath sound (Auscultation),
n. [ OE. cogge; cf. D. kog, Icel. kuggr Cf. Cock a boat. ] A small fishing boat. Ham. Nav. Encyc. [ 1913 Webster ]
n. [ See Cogent. ] The quality of being cogent; power of compelling conviction; conclusiveness; force. [ 1913 Webster ]
An antecedent argument of extreme cogency. J. H. Newman. [ 1913 Webster ]
a. Congenial. [ Obs. ] [ 1913 Webster ]
a. [ L. cogens, p. pr. of cogere to drive together, to force; co- + agere to drive. See Agent, a., and cf. Coact to force, Coagulate, p. a. ]
The cogent force of nature. Prior. [ 1913 Webster ]
No better nor more cogent reason. Dr. H. More. [ 1913 Webster ]
Proofs of the most cogent description. Tyndall. [ 1913 Webster ]
The tongue whose strains were cogent as commands,
Revered at home, and felt in foreign lands. Cowper.
adv. In a cogent manner; forcibly; convincingly; conclusively. Locke. [ 1913 Webster ]