HOCUS


Meaning of HOCUS in English

[ 'həʊkəs ]

■ verb ( ~ses , ~sing , ~sed or ~es , ~ing , ~ed ) archaic

1》 deceive.

2》 stupefy with drugs.

Origin

C17: from obs. ~ 'trickery', from ~-pocus .

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