shill Meaning, Definition & Usage

  1. noun a decoy who acts as an enthusiastic customer in order to stimulate the participation of others
  2. verb act as a shill
    • The shill bid for the expensive carpet during the auction in order to drive the price up

WordNet

Shill transitive verb
Definitions
  1. To shell. Obs. or Prov. Eng.
Shill transitive verb
Etymology
Cf. Sheal.
Definitions
  1. To put under cover; to sheal. Prov.ng. Brockett.

Webster 1913