A Scottish or Northern English word for a mischievous trick, prank, or spell; same as cantrip.
Scottish/Northern English variant of 'cantrip,' possibly from Scots Gaelic 'cantaireachd' or a folk etymology combining 'cant' (nonsense) and 'trip.' The exact origin is debated among etymologists, but it appears in Scottish dialect texts from the 1500s onward.
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