chousing

/CH AW1 Z IH0 NG/
verb
  1. 1

    (US, of cattle) To handle roughly, as by chasing or scaring.

  2. 2

    (US, regional) To handle, to take care of.

  3. 3

    (transitive, US, regional) To cause undesirable activity in livestock, such as running.

  4. 4

    (obsolete, transitive) To cheat, to trick.

noun
  1. 1

    (obsolete) One who is easily cheated; a gullible person.

  2. 2

    (obsolete) A trick; a sham.

  3. 3

    (obsolete) A swindler.