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Definition of: chouse
(chous) v.t. choused, chous·ing Colloq.
To cheat; swindle. [<n.]
—noun
1. Obs. A sharper; swindler.
2. Obs. A dupe. [<Turkish chaush messenger;? with ref. to a dishonest 17th c.Turkish agent in London]
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