cantrip

[ kahn-trip ]

/ ˈkɑn trɪp /

noun

Chiefly Scot. a magic spell; trick by sorcery.

Chiefly British. artful shamming meant to deceive.

Origin of cantrip

1710–20; apparently dissimilated variant of Old English calcatrippe;see caltrop

Words nearby cantrip

cantorial, cantoris, Cantor set, Cantor's paradox, can't punch one's way out of a paper bag, cantrip, can't see beyond the end of one's nose., can't seem to, can't see the forest for the trees, can't stand, cant strip

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Example sentences from the Web for cantrip

He could not, however, make Lord Cantrip understand the whole truth.
Phineas Finn|Anthony Trollope
That exceedingly intelligent young nobleman Lord Cantrip was in earnest.
Phineas Finn|Anthony Trollope
When the new vicar went to Cantrip he found Church matters in a very primitive state.
Lighter Moments from the Notebook of Bishop Walsham How|Frederick Douglas How
When they had got thus far Lord Cantrip was standing close to the window of the room at Mr. Gresham's elbow.
Phineas Redux|Anthony Trollope

I remember how Cantrip almost cried when he told me you were going to leave him.
Phineas Redux|Anthony Trollope

British Dictionary definitions for cantrip

cantrip

/ (ˈkæntrɪp) Scot /

noun

a magic spell

(often plural) a mischievous trick

adjective

(of an effect) produced by black magic

Word Origin for cantrip

C18: Scottish, of unknown origin

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单词	cantrip
释义	cantrip [ kahn-trip ] / ˈkɑn trɪp / noun Chiefly Scot. a magic spell; trick by sorcery. Chiefly British. artful shamming meant to deceive. Origin of cantrip 1710–20; apparently dissimilated variant of Old English calcatrippe;see caltrop Words nearby cantrip cantorial, cantoris, Cantor set, Cantor's paradox, can't punch one's way out of a paper bag, cantrip, can't see beyond the end of one's nose., can't seem to, can't see the forest for the trees, can't stand, cant strip Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for cantrip He could not, however, make Lord Cantrip understand the whole truth. Phineas Finn\|Anthony Trollope That exceedingly intelligent young nobleman Lord Cantrip was in earnest. Phineas Finn\|Anthony Trollope When the new vicar went to Cantrip he found Church matters in a very primitive state. Lighter Moments from the Notebook of Bishop Walsham How\|Frederick Douglas How When they had got thus far Lord Cantrip was standing close to the window of the room at Mr. Gresham's elbow. Phineas Redux\|Anthony Trollope I remember how Cantrip almost cried when he told me you were going to leave him. Phineas Redux\|Anthony Trollope British Dictionary definitions for cantrip cantrip / (ˈkæntrɪp) Scot / noun a magic spell (often plural) a mischievous trick adjective (of an effect) produced by black magic Word Origin for cantrip C18: Scottish, of unknown origin Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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