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- Dictionarycantrip/ˈkantrɪp/
noun
- 1. a mischievous or playful act; a trick. archaic Scottish
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Magical spell of any kind
A cantrip is a magic spell of any kind, or one which reads the same forward and backward. It can also be a witch's trick, or a sham. The word "cantrip", of Scots origin, possibly comes from the Gaelic term canntaireachd, a piper's mnemonic chant. Wikipedia