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Example sentences from the Web for duppyCubina, less given to superstitious inclinings, only for a moment permitted himself to be mystified with the idea of a “Duppy.” If not a human being, it must be a “duppy, or de debbil hisself!” Such are the main beliefs with regard to this remarkable superstition of Duppy on earth. Jamaican Song and Story|Walter Jekyll Every Duppy walks two feet above the ground, floating in the air. Jamaican Song and Story|Walter Jekyll
noun plural -piesCaribbean a spirit or ghost Word Origin for duppyC18: probably of African origin Words nearby duppyduplicident, duplicitous, duplicity, dupondius, DuPont, duppy, du Pré, Dupuy-Dutemps operation, Dupuytren's amputation, Dupuytren's contracture, Duque de Caxias Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 |