Ho"cus*po"cus (?), n. [Prob. invented by jugglers in imitation of Latin. Cf. Hoax, Hocus .]
1.
A term used by jugglers in pretended incantations.
2.
A juggler or trickster.
Sir T. Herbert.
3.
A juggler's trick; a cheat; nonsense.
Hudibras.
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Ho"cus*po"cus, v. t.
To cheat.
[Colloq.]
L'Estrange.
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