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  1. obeahs: Merriam-Webster
  2. obeahs: Collins English Dictionary
  3. obeahs: Wiktionary
  4. obeahs: Dictionary.com
  5. obeahs: TheFreeDictionary.com

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Definitions from Wiktionary (obeah)

noun:  A form of folk magic, medicine or witchcraft originating in Africa and practised in parts of the Caribbean.
noun:  A magician or witch doctor of the magic craft.
noun:  A spell performed in the practice of the magic craft; an item associated with such a spell.
verb:  (transitive) To bewitch using this kind of folk magic.
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