Tossing and catching knives, as practised by jugglers. Obsolete.
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释义 | society > leisure > the arts > performance arts > legerdemain, etc. > [noun] > types of (9) knife-playinga1400 Tossing and catching knives, as practised by jugglers. Obsolete. fire-eating1754 The action or practice of eating, or appearing to eat, flames (from a burning torch), burning coals, red-hot metal, etc., esp. as a performance at… pyrotechnics1778 With singular agreement. The art of making or displaying fireworks. Also (with singular or plural agreement): a firework display; (in extended… salamandership1787 cf. sense 2e. juggling1836 The art of tossing and catching a number of objects continuously, keeping at least one of them in the air while handling the others, esp. as a… second sight1859 Natural Magic. (See quot. 1883.) sword-swallowing1873 palming1899 The action of concealing something in the palm of the hand, esp. in order to cheat at a game, or in the course of a conjuring trick. Also figurative. pyro1987 = pyrotechnics, n. 2. |
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