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fleece

(flēs)

a. The coat of wool of a sheep or similar animal.

b. The yield of wool shorn from a sheep at one time.

2. A soft woolly covering or mass.

a. A soft, warm, lightweight, usually synthetic fabric with a deep pile, used primarily for clothing and blankets.

b. A garment, especially a shirt or jacket, made of such fabric.

tr.v. fleeced, fleec·ing, fleec·es

1. To defraud of money or property; swindle.

2. To shear the fleece from.

3. To cover with a fleece or similar covering.

[Middle English fles, from Old English flēos.]

fleec′er n.

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fleecer

(ˈfliːsə)

a person who fleeces

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The wholesale fleecer of trusting, workaday people is a "Napoleon," a "superman." Labor defending its daily bread must, of course, obey the law; but "business," especially the "big proposition," may free itself of such trammels in the name of a "higher law." The censurers of the criminaloid are "pin-headed disturbers" who would imitate him if they had the chance or the brains.

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[section] accepting a large donation of stolen savings-and-loan money from Charles Keating, giving him a crucifix in return and describing this pious fleecer of the small saver as a friend of the poor also.

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Summary: New Delhi [India], Sep 13 (ANI): Taking a jibe at Prime Minister Narendra Modi, the Congress party on Thursday said that it's 'Bhagodon ka saath, Looteron ka vikaas' (Support to absconders, development of fleecers) in an apparent take-off on the government's slogan 'Sabka saath, sabka vikaas' (Support of all, development for all).