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Definition of Cantrap
1. n. A charm; an incantation; a shell; a trick; adroit mischief.
Definition of Cantrap
1. cantrip [n -S] - See also: cantrip
Lexicographical Neighbors of Cantrap
Literary usage of Cantrap
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Children in the Mist by George (Madden) Martin (1920)
"Uncle Taliaferro broke in authoritatively: "They used ter tell en my day about
one Eli Whaley, whut thought to burn his cantrap on er rocky hilltop, ..."
2. Thesaurus of English words and phrases by Peter Mark Roget (1883)
"... cantrap, runes, abracadabra, open sesame, counter-charm, Ephesian letters,
bell book and candle, Mumbo-jumbo, evil-eye, fee-faw- fum. wand, ..."
3. On Early English Pronunciation: With Special Reference to Shakespeare and by Alexander John Ellis, William Salesbury, Johann Andreas Schmeller, Francis James Child, Alexander Barclay, Johan Winkler (1889)
"... cantrap, juggle, charm, spell.—sleight, trick, by some magical trick. 128.
each in its cold hand held a light. 129. which, heroic, neither word is L. ..."
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