jugglery

 [juhg-luh-ree]  

jug·gler·y

   [juhg-luh-ree]
noun, plural jug·gler·ies.
1.
the art or practice of a juggler, especially sleight of hand.
2.
the performance of juggling feats.
3.
any trickery or deception.
Origin:
1250–1300; Middle English jogel(e)rie < Old French joglerie, equivalent to jogler juggler + -ie -y3
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juggle (ˈdʒʌɡəl)
 
—vb
1.  to throw and catch (several objects) continuously so that most are in the air all the time, as an entertainment
2.  to arrange or manipulate (facts, figures, etc) so as to give a false or misleading picture
3.  (tr) to keep (several activities) in progress, esp with difficulty
 
—n
4.  an act of juggling
 
[C14: from Old French jogler to perform as a jester, from Latin joculārī to jest, from jocus a jest]
 
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—n

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