单词 | powwower |
释义 | powwowern. A person who carries out or takes part in a powwow; a person who practises folk magic or ritual medicine or healing (see powwow n. 4). ΘΚΠ the world > the supernatural > the occult > sorcery, witchcraft, or magic > non-European magic (miscellaneous) > [noun] > powwow > one who practises powwow1624 powwower1646 powwow-doctor1843 powwow-wizard1843 1646 in Rec. Mass. Bay (1854) III. 98 Such..as shall assist or countenance such pawwawing.., [to be fined] ye procurer five pounds, ye pawwawer five pounds. 1699 L. Wafer New Voy. & Descr. Isthmus Amer. 38 That the Pawawers, for so they call these Conjurers, might be by themselves. 1774 D. Jones Jrnl. (1865) 79 This apparel is also used by their pou-wouers in their attempts of healing the sick. 1781 S. Peters Gen. Hist. Connecticut 217 The inhabitants..held a conference to discover the reason why the devils and pawwawers had obeyed the prayers of one minister. 1882 P. Gibbons Pa. Dutch (ed. 3) 402 In Lehigh, I remember a few years ago to have seen the names of two persons put down as powwowers. 1938 A. Hark Hex marks Spot 140 Again the pow-wower walked back and forth across the strings. 1997 Indian Country Today (Nexis) 31 Mar. 13 Every pow wower has to have a good vehicle. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2006; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.1646 |
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