Mischief; devilry. Provincial in England.
The office-holding gentry at Washington will meet with their match in an indignant people, when they come to find out their deviltry.--Crockett's Speech, Tour, p. 106.
Peter Funk is ready to be employed in all manner of deceit and deviltry. He cares not who his employers are.--Perils of Pearl Street, p. 51.