cantrip
Americannoun
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Chiefly Scot. a magic spell; trick by sorcery.
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Chiefly British. artful shamming meant to deceive.
noun
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a magic spell
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(often plural) a mischievous trick
adjective
Etymology
Origin of cantrip
1710–20; apparently dissimilated variant of Old English calcatrippe; caltrop
Example Sentences
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L.A. store Cantrip Candles makes natural soy candles with unique scents reminiscent of a library, a walk through the woods and even a stone-moss chapel.
From Los Angeles Times
"Only a nursery...? Bless me, there's some on this side of the wall would give seven years' hard toil for that little cantrip. And back where you come from you mutter 'em to babes alongside of a 'Rock-a-Bye-Baby' or a 'Rub-a-Dub-Dub,' without a second thought....Are you chilled, lad?"
From Literature
What: A pop-up nerdy marketplace with vendors including +3 to Charisma, 1980who, Becca Quant, Cantrip Candles, Crafty Geek Girls, and more.
From Los Angeles Times
Cantrip, kan′trip, n. a freak or wilful piece of trickery: a witch's spell.
From Project Gutenberg
When the new vicar went to Cantrip he found Church matters in a very primitive state.
From Project Gutenberg
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