First Known Use: 1719
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cantrip
noun can·trip \ˈkan-trəp\
Definition of CANTRIP
1
chiefly Scottish : a witch's trick : spell
2
chiefly British : hocus-pocus 2
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Origin of CANTRIP
probably alteration of caltrop
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