• (p. pr. & vb. n.) of Cozen
archaic or obsolete terms > General: Deceitful people who try to give you the slip.
cozening 1. Cheating; defrauding; beguiling. 2. Acting with artful deceit; being an impostor, or a person who makes deceitful pretenses. 3. Being false to; being dishonest with someone, or with people.