To cheat, to get the better of. Also with of, out of. Now Eng. regional (south-west.) (rare), though very common in the second half of the 17th cent.Now slang and Eng. regional: To obtain by begging or scrounging; To beg, go about begging; to sponge upon.Brit. slang, Of a police officer: to accept a small gift or bribe in return for services.
accept a bribe
To cheat, to get the better of. Also with of, out of. Now Eng. regional (south-west.) (rare), though very common in the second half of the 17th cent.
Now slang and Eng. regional: To obtain by begging or scrounging; To beg, go about begging; to sponge upon.
Brit. slang, Of a police officer: to accept a small gift or bribe in return for services.
accept a bribe