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 ]
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 ]
[ピルトダウンじけん, pirutodaun jiken](n) (obsc) (See ピルトダウン人) Piltdown hoax (1912 discovery of a fossilized ape-human missing-link skull, later revealed to be fraudulent)[Add to Longdo]