fleecing

/F L IY1 S IH0 NG/
verb
  1. 1

    To con or trick (someone) out of money.

  2. 2

    To shear the fleece from (a sheep or other animal).

    “During spring shearing we have to fleece all the sheep in just a few days.”

  3. 3

    To cover with, or as if with, wool.

noun
  1. 1

    A confidence trick.

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Source: https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/fleece, https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/fleecing

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