Misfool

verb

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Verb
  1. 1
    To fool or deceive; to cause to be mistaken. dialectal

    "Well, I'm blamed! Come that close agin and me watchin' too. Misfooled me. I'll give him that much."

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"Well, I'm blamed! Come that close agin and me watchin' too. Misfooled me. I'll give him that much."

Etymology

From mis- + fool.

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