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prettygoodwordtregetour - n., a street magician or juggler.
Especially one who produces illusions with elaborate machinery, at least according to Webster's 1913 edition. This one actually dates back to Old English, as tresgeteor, compounded of the roots of trans- + jet in the sense of shooting forth -- though it looks like the spelling has been influenced by Anglo-Norman.
---L.
Especially one who produces illusions with elaborate machinery, at least according to Webster's 1913 edition. This one actually dates back to Old English, as tresgeteor, compounded of the roots of trans- + jet in the sense of shooting forth -- though it looks like the spelling has been influenced by Anglo-Norman.
---L.
