French drop

noun

A sleight of hand technique by which a magician appears to pass an object from one hand to the other while in fact keeping it in the original hand.

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Meanings

nounFrench drop (plural French drops)

plural French drops

  1. magicA sleight of hand technique by which a magician appears to pass an object from one hand to the other while in fact keeping it in the original hand.

Translations

French tourniquet
  • tourniquetsleight of hand technique
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APA

French drop. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/French%20drop

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“French drop.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/French%20drop. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “French drop,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/French%20drop.

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