CHEAPNESS
Cheap"ness, n.
Defn: Lowness in price, considering the usual price, or real value.
CHEAR
Chear, n. & v. [Obs.]
Defn: See Cheer.
CHEAT Cheat, n. Etym: [rob. an abbrevation of escheat, lands or tenements that fall to a lord or to the state by forfeiture, or by the death of the tenant without heirs; the meaning being explained by the frauds, real or supposed, that were resorted to in procuring escheats. See Escheat.]
1. An act of deception or fraud; that which is the means of fraud or deception; a fraud; a trick; imposition; imposture. When I consider life, 'tis all a cheat. Dryden.
2. One who cheats or deceives; an impostor; a deceiver; a cheater. Airy wonders, which cheats interpret. Johnson
3. (Bot.)
Defn: A troublesome grass, growing as a weed in grain fields; — called also chess. See Chess.
4. (Law)