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hiccius doctius

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Etymology

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Corrupted from Latin hic est doctus (“this is a learned man”).

Noun

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hiccius doctius

  1. (slang, obsolete) A juggler.
    • c. 1660–1680, Samuel Butler, Hudibras, part III, canto III:
      Play fast and loose; make men obnoxious, / And clear again, like Hiccius Doctius.
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