Sculduggery

noun

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Noun
  1. 1
    Alternative spelling of skulduggery. alt-of, alternative, countable, uncountable

    "Mr. BURNS wanted to hear from the gentleman from Logan on his amendment, to see whether there was any "sculduggery" about it."

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jiggery-pokerytrickerytrickerysubterfugeartificechicane

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"Mr. BURNS wanted to hear from the gentleman from Logan on his amendment, to see whether there was any "sculduggery" about it."

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