hoax
hoax is defined in Webster's Unabridged Dictionary (1913) with 2 senses. The full text of each entry is reproduced verbatim below.
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- 1.A deception for mockery or mischief; a deceptive trick or story; a practical joke. Macaulay.
- 2.To deceive by a story or a trick, for sport or mischief; to impose upon sportively. Lamb.
Source: Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913 edition (public domain, via GCIDE / Project Gutenberg).
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