HOCUS


Meaning of HOCUS in English

/hoh"keuhs/ , v.t., hocused, hocusing or ( esp. Brit. ) hocussed, hocussing .

1. to play a trick on; hoax; cheat.

2. to stupefy with drugged liquor.

3. to drug (liquor).

[ 1665-75; short for HOCUS-POCUS ]

Random House Webster's Unabridged English dictionary.      Полный английский словарь Вебстер - Random House .