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单词 puckfoisted
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puckfoistedadj.

Brit. /ˈpʌkfɔɪstᵻd/, U.S. /ˈpəkfɔɪstəd/
Origin: Probably formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: puck n.1, foisted adj. at foist v.1 Derivatives.
Etymology: Probably < puck n.1 + foisted adj. at foist v.1 Derivatives, perhaps punningly after puckfist n. (compare β forms at that entry).
English regional (Gloucestershire). rare.
Cheated by a demon, bewitched.
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the world > the supernatural > the occult > sorcery, witchcraft, or magic > enchantment or casting spells > [adjective] > enchanted
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puckfoisted1890
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1890 J. D. Robertson Gloss. Words County of Gloucester 119 Puck-foisted, bewitched.
1932 H. J. Massingham Wold without End App. 294 Here are a few of the Elizabethan words that were heard at the Globe more than three hundred years ago and are heard to-day in the inns between Chipping Campden and Stow-on-the-Wold..‘puckfoisted’ for bewitched.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2007; most recently modified version published online March 2022).
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