Archaic or Scottish dialect: to speak flatteringly, cajole, or talk persuasively in order to gain favor or advantage.
Possibly from Scots or Northern English, related to flattery or smooth talk. The exact etymology is uncertain, but the word appears in Scottish dialect literature from centuries ago.
Scots had a specific word for the smooth-talking that gets people to do things, which says something about how universal that skill is—every language needs vocabulary for charming your way out of trouble.
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