pawkery

English

Etymology

From pawk +‎ -ery.

Noun

pawkery

1. (Scotland) Trickery, cunning. [from 17th c.]
   • 1789, John Moore, Zeluco, Valancourt, published 2008, page 271:

     In short, the inhabitants of Italy first subdued mankind by open force; and secondly, by imposition and pawkry.

   • 1830, John Galt, Lawrie Todd:

     Pawkrie is no' an ill nest-egg to begin with!