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trick⋅er⋅y

[trik-uh-ree]
–noun, plural -er⋅ies.
1. the use or practice of tricks or stratagems to deceive; artifice; deception.
2. a trick used to deceive.

Origin:
1790–1800; trick + -ery


1. See deceit.
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trick·er·y   (trĭk'ə-rē)   
n.   pl. trick·er·ies
The practice or use of tricks; deception by stratagem.
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