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can•trip
(kän′trip),USA pronunciation n.
- Scottish Terms[Chiefly Scot.]a magic spell;
trick by sorcery. - British Terms[Chiefly Brit.]artful shamming meant to deceive.
- 1710–20; apparently dissimilated variant of Old English calcatrippe; see caltrop