hiccius doctius
English
Etymology
Corrupted from Latin hic est doctus (“this is a learned man”).
Noun
hiccius doctius
- (slang, obsolete) A juggler.
- c. 1660–1680, Butler, Samuel, Hudibras, part III, canto III:
- Play fast and loose; make men obnoxious, / And clear again, like Hiccius Doctius.
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Related terms
- doctor
See also
- hocus-pocus