horn·swog·gle
/ˈhôrnˌswäɡəl/
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verbINFORMAL•NORTH AMERICAN
get the better of (someone) by cheating or deception.
“you mean to say you were hornswoggled?”
Definitions from Oxford Language
I remember “B” Western movie movies “hornswoggle.”
Snake-Oil Salesmen. Modern day “Conolodine.”