Source etymology 1
Original entry ↗noun
Selected source glosses provide context, not a complete modern definition inventoryA fuss, a row. · A shrewd trick; an antic; a caper.
Unknown. The "trick" sense might come from the trick of Dido, queen of Carthage, who, having bought as much land as a hide would cover, is said to have cut it into thin strips long enough to enclose a spot for a citadel.
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