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Blarney
Open directlyWebster's 1828 Dictionary · 1828 1 of 2
Part of speech: noun (n.)
Smooth, wheedling talk; flattery. [Colloq.] Blarney stone, a stone in Blarney castle, Ireland, said to make those who kiss it proficient in the use of blarney.
Webster's 1828 Dictionary · 1828 2 of 2
Part of speech: verb (v.)
To influence by blarney; to wheedle with smooth talk; to make or accomplish by blarney. "Blarneyed the landlord." Irving. Had blarneyed his way from Long Island. S. G. Goodrich.