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Definition of Hocus
1. v. t. To deceive or cheat.
2. n. One who cheats or deceives.
Definition of Hocus
1. Verb. To play a trick on; hoax; cheat. ¹
2. Verb. To stupefy with drugged liquor. ¹
3. Verb. To adulterate; to drug (liquor). ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Hocus
1. to deceive or cheat [v -CUSED, -CUSING, -CUSES or -CUSSED, -CUSSING, -CUSSES]
Lexicographical Neighbors of Hocus
Literary usage of Hocus
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Allen's Synonyms and Antonyms by Frederic Sturges Allen (1920)
"¡if trickery in legerdemain), hocus-pocus, pettifogging, hocus (archaic or rare),
... Antonyms: see ARTLESS. trickster, n. deceiver, cheat, hocus-pocus, ..."
2. An English Garner: Ingatherings from Our History and Literature by Edward Arber (1895)
"However, hocus and the rest of the tribe, encouraged JOHN in his fancy; assuring
him, ... How JOHN discovered that hocus had an intrigue with his wife, ..."
3. Later Stuart Tracts by George Atherton Aitken (1903)
"However, hocus and the rest of the tribe, encouraged JOHN in his fancy; assuring
him, ... How JOHN discovered that hocus had an intrigue with his wife, ..."
4. The Universal Anthology: A Collection of the Best Literature, Ancient by Richard Garnett, Leon i.e. Alexandre Le'on Valle'e, Léon Vallée, Alois Leonhard Brandl (1890)
"FROG, AND hocus. For the better understanding the following history, the reader
ought to know that Bull, in the main, was an honest, ..."
5. The Works ...: With the Author's Life and Character, Notes [etc.] In Eight by Jonathan Swift (1761)
"E\ faid, that hocus had a month's mind to her 1 that as it will, it is matter of
... This affair between hocus and Mrs. now Ib open, that all the world were ..."
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