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单词 pellar
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pellarn.

Brit. /ˈpɛlə/, U.S. /ˈpɛlər/
Forms: 1800s– pellar, 1800s– peller.
Origin: Of uncertain origin. Perhaps formed within English, by derivation. Perhaps formed within English, by clipping or shortening. Etymons: pell v., -ar suffix3; repeller n.
Etymology: Origin uncertain; perhaps < pell v. + -ar suffix3, although the semantic link is not clear, or perhaps shortened < repeller n. With form peller compare -er suffix1. Compare Cornish peller (probably < English).
English regional (Cornwall).
An exorcist; a sorcerer, a wizard.
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the world > the supernatural > the occult > sorcery, witchcraft, or magic > sorcerer or magician > [noun]
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1865 R. Hunt Pop. Romances W. Eng. 2nd Ser. 77 His wife then stated that the virtue was in her and not in him; that she was of the real ‘Pellar’ blood.
1865 R. Hunt Pop. Romances W. Eng. 2nd Ser. 81 She and her friends were satisfied that she had been ill wished. So she went to the ‘Peller’... The spell was taken off, and the old woman grew strong.
1886 Folk-Lore Jrnl. 4 125 A ‘pellar’ (wise man) could by his skill and incantations grant protection.
1893 Longman's Mag. Feb. 389 She was going to the ‘peller’ to get a ‘charm’ said for him.
1945 Mod. Philol. 43 62/2 In Mod. Eng. peller or pellar, ‘exorcist, wizard, conjurer.’
1999 R. E. Guiley Encycl. Witches & Witchcraft (ed. 2) 258/2 It also was customary to make annual visits to a pellar just to have one's ‘protection’ renewed against bad luck and any acts of witchcraft that might be directed one's way.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2005; most recently modified version published online March 2022).
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