单词 | malay tricks |
释义 | > as lemmasMalay tricks Malay tricks n. = Malay magic n. ΚΠ 1908 Rep. on Patient 7 Apr. (Univ. Cape Town Libraries: Spec. Coll.) (Valkenberg Hosp. Coll.: BC1403) That certain persons living at Somerset West have performed Malay tricks on him & others, & nine deaths have occurred as a result of these tricks. 1944 I. D. Du Plessis Cape Malays 76 The average Malay, while sometimes believing in and fearing ‘Malay tricks’, is as ignorant of these practices as the European;..while tales of ‘goelery’ abound, the exact methods adopted remain a closely guarded secret, known only to the initiated few. 1968 Brit. Jrnl. Psychiatry 114 1580/1 ‘Malay tricks’, so-called because they are believed to be due to the intercession and occult powers of certain Cape Malays. < as lemmas |
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