Emily Dickinson Lexicon
Definition for HO-CUS-PO'CUS
HO-CUS-PO'CUS, n. [HO-CUS PO'CUS. W. hoced, a cheat or trick, and perhaps bwg or pwca, a hobgoblin.]
A juggler; a juggler's trick; a cheat used by conjurers. Hudibras.
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