hornswoggle vs goldbrick

hornswoggle is not a noun while goldbrick is a noun.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
hornswoggle	No	No	Yes	No
goldbrick	Yes	No	Yes	No

As verbs, hornswoggle and goldbrick are synonyms defined as:

Other synonyms of hornswoggle include bunco, con, defraud, diddle, mulct, nobble, rook, scam, short-change, swindle, victimize.

hornswoggle (noun)	goldbrick (noun)
	anything that is supposed to be valuable but turns out to be worthless
	a brick-shaped block that looks like gold but is not
	an idle worthless person
	a soldier who performs his duties without proper care or effort

hornswoggle (verb)	goldbrick (verb)
deprive of by deceit	avoid (one's assigned duties)
	deprive of by deceit