jugglery

[ juhg-luh-ree ]

/ ˈdʒʌg lə ri /

the art or practice of a juggler, especially sleight of hand.

the performance of juggling feats.

any trickery or deception.

Origin of jugglery

1250–1300; Middle English jogel(e)rie < Old French joglerie, equivalent to jogler juggler + -ie -y³

He tried to imagine himself she, gazing into those eyes of his, but failed in the jugglery.

Martin Eden |Jack London
Three thimbles are placed on a table, like the goblets used in jugglery.

The Sharper Detected and Exposed |Jean-Eugne Robert-Houdin
Jugglery of another kind, to which allusion has before been made, is also attributed to the highest class of Jssakkd.

The Mide'wiwin or "Grand Medicine Society" of the Ojibwa |Walter James Hoffman
Philip looked on in open-eyed wonder, and nudged his brother, who muttered in return, 'Jugglery!'

The Chaplet of Pearls |Charlotte M. Yonge

It is getting to be the general belief among men capable of reflection, that no jugglery can save the Confederate States currency.

A Rebel War Clerk's Diary at the Confederate States Capital |John Beauchamp Jones