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Trick
Webster's Dictionary
or (1):
(v. t.) To draw in outline, as with a pen; to delineate or distinguish without color, as arms, etc., in heraldry.
(2):
(v. t.) To dress; to decorate; to set off; to adorn fantastically; - often followed by up, off, or out.
(3):
(a.) A sly, dexterous, or ingenious procedure fitted to puzzle or amuse; as, a bear's tricks; a juggler's tricks.
(4):
(a.) An artifice or stratagem; a cunning contrivance; a sly procedure, usually with a dishonest intent; as, a trick in trade.
(5):
(a.) A particular habit or manner; a peculiarity; a trait; as, a trick of drumming with the fingers; a trick of frowning.
(6):
(a.) A knot, braid, or plait of hair.
(7):
(a.) The whole number of cards played in one round, and consisting of as many cards as there are players.
(8):
(v. t.) To deceive by cunning or artifice; to impose on; to defraud; to cheat; as, to trick another in the sale of a horse.
(9):
(a.) Mischievous or annoying behavior; a prank; as, the tricks of boys.
(10):
(a.) A toy; a trifle; a plaything.
(11):
(a.) A turn; specifically, the spell of a sailor at the helm, - usually two hours.
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Webster, Noah. Entry for 'Trick'. Noah Webster's American Dictionary. https://www.studylight.org/dictionaries/eng/web/t/trick.html. 1828.
