| 单词 | pointing stick |
| 释义 | > as lemmaspointing stick pointing stick n. = pointing bone n. ΘΚΠ the world > the supernatural > the occult > sorcery, witchcraft, or magic > enchantment or casting spells > [noun] > spell > malignant enchantment or curse > pointing-bone death bone1834 bone1878 pointing stick1901 pointing bone1904 1901 F. J. Gillen Diary 21 Aug. (1968) 235 The Puntudia crept up and ‘boned’ him with their pointing sticks... He became very ill and finally died. 1959 Chambers's Encycl. XIV. 629/2 He [sc. the person who has caused illness or death] can be put out of the way by means of the ‘pointing stick’ or ‘pointing bone’ made efficacious by the spells of witch or sorcerer (usually a man). < as lemmas |
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