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Definition of Cantrips
1. cantrip [n] - See also: cantrip
Lexicographical Neighbors of Cantrips
Literary usage of Cantrips
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Folk Lore and Genealogies of Uppermost Nithsdale by William Wilson (1904)
"SOME OF THEIR cantrips. From the earliest times and in all countries there has
been a more or less prevalent belief in the existence of witches, wizards, ..."
2. Tales and Sketches by James Hogg (1837)
"Come, let us try some o' yon cantrips our master learned us. ... What cantrips
they performed is not known ; but on that, day fortnight, ..."
3. Publications by English Dialect Society (1880)
"cantrips, B. unearthly deeds. Robert Huntington, of East Curthwaite, ... No more
cantrips were asked for! Cap, c., B. a cloud on the mountain top ..."
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