单词 | mango trick |
释义 | > as lemmasmango trick mango trick n. an Indian juggling trick in which a mango tree appears to spring up and bear fruit within an hour or two. ΚΠ 1857 Putnam's Monthly Aug. 202/2 The famous mango-trick—wherein a mango is made to grow from the seed and bear fruit, for the delectation and special wonder of tho gazers. 1919 Catholic Missions Aug. 185/1 Almost as astonishing is the ‘mango trick’. Here the fakir plants a seed in the ground,..and forthwith a young mango springs out of the earth. 2010 J. Westerhoff Twelve Examples Illusion 10 The miracle displayed here by the Buddha, the so-called ‘mango trick’, is a piece of magic that is still being performed in India. < as lemmas |
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