tS=One bleak, windy November afternoon, we <b>choused</b> a solitary quail out of a stonewall covert. <br><br>If there had been such a thing as a ready-made prayer handy, they would have <b>choused</b> a poor fellow out of the use of it. (James Fenimore Cooper, The Pilot)&tQ=To <b>chouse</b> means:&tC=to chase|to cajole| to urge| to trick| to seduce&cC=4&fB=To <b>chouse</b> means to cheat or trick. <b>Chouse</b> is pronounced CHAUS (rhymes with "house").
