Dido

Definition of Dido

Di´do
n.1.A shrewd trick; an antic; a caper.
To cut a dido
to play a trick; to cut a caper; - perhaps so called from the trick of Dido, who having bought so much land as a hide would cover, is said to have cut it into thin strips long enough to inclose a spot for a citadel.

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antic, bauble, bibelot, caper, curio, frolic, gewgaw, gimcrack, lark, monkeyshine, shenanigan, shines, tomfoolery, toy, trick, trifle, trinket, whatnot
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