hiccius doctius

English

Etymology

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

Noun

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.

Related terms

• doctor

See also

• hocus-pocus