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单词 powwower
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powwowern.

Brit. /ˈpaʊˌwaʊə/, U.S. /ˈpaʊˌwaʊ(ə)r/
Forms: see powwow n. and -er suffix1.
Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: powwow v., -er suffix1.
Etymology: < powwow v. + -er suffix1.
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).
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the world > the supernatural > the occult > sorcery, witchcraft, or magic > non-European magic (miscellaneous) > [noun] > powwow > one who practises
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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).
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