"Davenport trick" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: Davenport tricks [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} Davenport trick (plural Davenport tricks)
  1. (archaic) A feat of escapism in which a person frees themselves from ropes tied around them. Tags: archaic
    Sense id: en-Davenport_trick-en-noun--QAyoXIC Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header

Inflected forms

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