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cajole
1640s, from Fr.
cajoler
"to cajole, wheedle, coax," perhaps a blend of M.Fr.
cageoler
"to chatter like a jay" (16c., from
gajole
, southern dim. of
geai
"jay"), and O.Fr.
gaioler
"to cage, entice into a cage" (see
jail
).