Bible Dictionaries
Hocuspocus

Webster's Dictionary

(1):

(n.) A term used by jugglers in pretended incantations.

(2):

(n.) A juggler or trickster.

(3):

(n.) A juggler's trick; a cheat; nonsense.

(4):

(v. t.) To cheat.

Bibliography Information
Webster, Noah. Entry for 'Hocuspocus'. Noah Webster's American Dictionary. https://www.studylight.org/​dictionaries/​eng/​web/​h/hocuspocus.html. 1828.