Webster's English Dictionary

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hocus

ho.cus \'ho--k*s\ vt or ho.cused or ho.cussed;  or ho.cus.ing;  or 
   ho.cus.sing [obs. hocus, n., short for hocus-pocus] 1: DECEIVE, CHEAT  2a: 
   ADULTERATE  2b: DRUG