Definition for ROGU-ER-Y

ROGU-ER-Y, n.

  1. The life of a vagrant. [Now little used.] – Donne.
  2. Knavish tricks; cheating; fraud; dishonest practices. 'Tis no scandal grown, / For debt and roguery to quit the town. – Dryden.
  3. Waggery; arch tricks; mischievousness.

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