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单词 goofer dust
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goofer dust
A witch doctor; a curse, spell, or conjuration; goofer dust: a powder used in conjuration.
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the world > the supernatural > the occult > sorcery, witchcraft, or magic > non-European magic (miscellaneous) > [noun] > sorcerer or medicine man
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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
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craftOE
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incantation1412
saunter1562
blessing1572
fascination1572
spell1579
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cantrip1719
pishogue1829
brujería1838
paternoster1880
goofer1887
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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!
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