HOODWINKING

Verb

hoodwinking

present participle of hoodwink

Noun

hoodwinking (plural hoodwinkings)

An act of deception.

Source: Wiktionary

HOODWINK

Hood"wink, v. t. Etym: [Hood + wink.]

1. To blind by covering the eyes. We will blind and hoodwink him. Shak.

2. To cover; to hide. [Obs.] Shak.

3. To deceive by false appearance; to impose upon. "Hoodwinked with kindness." Sir P. Sidney.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition