trick (n.)

trick (v.)

It was alway yet the trick of our English nation, if they have a good thing to make it too common.

William Shakespeare (1564-1616): King Henry IV. Part II. Act i. Sc. 2.

Put thyself into the trick of singularity.

William Shakespeare (1564-1616): Twelfth Night. Act iii. Sc. 4.

When in doubt, win the trick.

I know a trick worth two of that.

William Shakespeare (1564-1616): King Henry IV. Part I. Act ii. Sc. 1.