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Examples of conning tower in a Sentence
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Word History
1886, in the meaning defined above
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“Conning tower.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/conning%20tower. Accessed 5 Nov. 2024.
Kids Definition
conning tower
nounfrom earlier conn "to give directions for steering," probably from still earlier cond (same meaning), from Middle English condien, conduen "to conduct"
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