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Spurious; fictitious; sham; -- a cant term originally applied to counterfeit coin, and hence denoting anything counterfeit.

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  1. a. Spurious; fictitious; sham; -- a cant term originally applied to counterfeit coin, and hence denoting anything counterfeit.
  2. n. A liquor made of rum and molasses.
  3. adj. fraudulent; having a misleading appearance
  4. j:100 s. fraudulent; having a misleading appearance