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English
Etymology
Origin unknown.

Pronunciation
IPA|/ˈkæntrɪp/

Noun
en-noun

1. A spell or incantation; a magic trick.

#:*1976: For one thing, I've no intention of distributing cantrips and costly crucifixes to every rapable woman in the Parish of St Magloire. — Kyril Bonfiglioli, Something Nasty in the Woodshed (Penguin 2001, p. 422)
#:*1984: ‘And when I say now the power of the name Jesus makes you whole, I indulge in no petty mountebank’s cantrips.’ — Anthony Burgess, Enderby's Dark Lady

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