cantrip

Etymology
From Middle. Further origin obscure, but likely a corruption of (identical to 🇨🇬), referring to a system of musical notation consisting of a series of otherwise meaningless syllables memorised by pipers in learning their tunes; this was then used similarly to. Regardless of details, ultimately derived from.

Noun

 * 1) A spell or incantation; a trifling magic trick.
 * 2) * 1791,, "Tam o' Shanter", lines 125-8,
 * Coffins stood round, like open presses, 	That shaw’d the dead in their last dresses; And by some devilish cantrip slight Each in its cauld hand held a light
 * 1) A wilful piece of trickery or mischief.
 * 1) A wilful piece of trickery or mischief.
 * 1) A wilful piece of trickery or mischief.
 * 1) A wilful piece of trickery or mischief.
 * 1) A wilful piece of trickery or mischief.