Hocus \Ho"cus\, v. t. [See Hocus-pocus.]
1. To deceive or cheat. --Halliwell.
2. To adulterate; to drug; as, liquor is said to be hocused
for the purpose of stupefying the drinker. --Dickens.
3. To stupefy with drugged liquor. --Thackeray.
Source: Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)
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