cantrip
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(kăn′trĭp)n.
1. Scots A magic spell; a witch's trick.
2. Chiefly British A deceptive move; a sham.
[Origin unknown.]
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cantrip
(ˈkæntrɪp) orcantraip
n
1. a magic spell
2. (often plural) a mischievous trick
adj
(of an effect) produced by black magic
[C18: Scottish, of unknown origin]
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can•trip
(ˈkɑn trɪp)n.
1. Chiefly Scot. a magic spell; trick by sorcery.
2. Chiefly Brit. artful shamming meant to deceive.
[1710–20; appar. dissimilated variant of Old English calcatrippe; see caltrop]
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cantrip
A Scottish word for a magic spell.
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