| 单词 | goofer dust |
| 释义 | > as lemmasgoofer dust A witch doctor; a curse, spell, or conjuration; goofer dust: a powder used in conjuration. ΘΚΠ the world > the supernatural > the occult > sorcery, witchcraft, or magic > non-European magic (miscellaneous) > [noun] > sorcerer or medicine man fetisheer1613 witch doctor1718 gris-gris man1788 medicine man1801 wizard1845 inyanga1862 moloi1871 goofer1887 trick-doctor1889 the world > the supernatural > the occult > sorcery, witchcraft, or magic > enchantment or casting spells > [noun] > spell galderOE lede-runec1000 sigalderc1000 craftOE lede spelc1275 charma1300 conjurisonc1380 conjurationa1398 incantation1412 saunter1562 blessing1572 fascination1572 spell1579 lot1625 cantation1656 cantion1656 take1678 jynx1693 cantrip1719 pishogue1829 brujería1838 paternoster1880 goofer1887 runea1935 the world > the supernatural > the occult > sorcery, witchcraft, or magic > [noun] > involving demons or black magic > invocation > powder used in goofer dust1926 1887 C. W. Chesnutt in Atlantic Monthly Aug. 257/1 Aun' Peggy say dat bein' ez Henry didn' know 'bout de goopher,..she reckon she mought be able fer ter take de goopher off'n him. 1926 N. N. Puckett Folk Beliefs Southern Negro iii. 215 Some hoodoos burn a kind of powder called ‘goopher dust’, which represents the person being hoodooed, who is perhaps miles away at the time. This causes the conjured individual to lose his personality and to become sick or insane. 1932 B. De Voto Mark Twain's Amer. iii. 69 That the residue has not vanished is attested by the appearance of goofers and hexes. 1935 Z. N. Hurston Mules & Men ii. v. 281 It will be noted how frequently graveyard dust is required in the practice of hoodoo, goofer dust as it is often called. 1941 Sat. Evening Post 20 Sept. 56/3 No goofer dust..could kill an enemy. 1957 W. C. Handy Father of Blues x. 142 Goofer dust all about—I'll fix him! < as lemmas |
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