lair n.1
a confidence trick.
Kendal Mercury 24 Jan. 6/1: The country has long been infested by professional cadgers, who are adepts in all the ‘dodges’ extant [...] we will here mention a few of these ‘lairs’ which have proved the most lucrative. | ||
Kendal Mercury 24 Jan. 6/1: If you weer ‘fly to the lair’ and peremptorily ordered them out of your house, they would [...] obstinately remain stationary. |