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devilry

[dev-uhl-ree]

Origin

noun, plural -ries.

deviltry.

Origin:
1325–75; Middle English; see devil, -ry

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an arrangement of five objects, as trees, in a square or rectangle, one at each corner and one in the middle.

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devilry or deviltry (ˈdɛv^əlrɪ)

—n , pl -ries, -tries
1.	reckless or malicious fun or mischief
2.	wickedness or cruelty
3.	black magic or other forms of diabolism

[C18: from French diablerie, from diabledevil]

deviltry or deviltry

—n

[C18: from French diablerie, from diabledevil]

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Word Origin & History

devilry

late 14c., from devil; deviltry (1788) is a corrupt formation from it.

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