| 释义 |
myal|ˈmaɪəl|
[perh. of West African origin.]
Only in attrib. use denoting persons or things associated with the practice of myalism: see quots.
1774E. Long Hist. Jamaica II. 416 Not long since, some of these execrable wretches in Jamaica, introduced what they called the myal dance, and established a kind of society, into which they invited all they could. The lure hung out was, that every Negroe, initiated into the myal society, would be invulnerable by the white men. Ibid. 417 One of these myal men..gave him a wonderful account of the powerful effects produced by the myal infusion. 1843Phillippo Jamaica 249 note, The author once saw a negro suffering from a gum-boil, who persisted in affirming that the Myal Doctor had extracted a snake from the affected part. 1851G. Blyth Remin. Miss. Life iv. 174 The doctor or Myal-man is resorted to that he may neutralise the power of the Obeah-man. Ibid. 175 They became excited and frenzied singing Myall songs. |