Sentence:  The young Oxonian, on the contrary, had led out one of his maiden aunts, on whom the rogue played a thousand little <WSD>knaveries</WSD> with impunity; he was full of practical jokes, and his delight was to tease his aunts and cousins; yet, like all madcap youngsters, he was a universal favourite among the women. 
Meaning of the word marked with <WSD> tags:  The tricks or antics of a knave; boyish mischief.