puton

An artifice, a trick; anything a umed for the purpose of deceiving; a sham. pût (1), s. [PUT, v.] 1. The act of putting or placing in any position IMG:content-1772.png:[blocks in formation] "To answer the captain's home put . "-Richardson: Clari a, iv. 316. 4. The act of throwing a stone or weight overhand. 5. A forced action to avoid something; an action of distre . "The stag's was a forc'd put , and a chance rather than a choice."-L'Estrange: Fables. 6. In golf, the act of driving the ball, with a view to putting it in the hole. (Pron. put. ) "He twice partly mi ed his puts ."- Field , Oct. 3, 1885. 7. A game at cards, played by two, three, or four players. The whole pack is used, but only three cards are dealt at a time. The player who gains all the tricks, or two out of three, scores five points, which is game. (Pron. put .) "Steeds of genius are expert at put ." Young: To Sir Spenser Compton.