conjure man

[ kon-jer, kuhn- ]

Phonetic (Standard)IPA

noun

An Americanism dating back to 1905–10

But yo' am suttinly a conjure-man when it comes t' fixin' wagons!

It was on one of the excursions which I made into the forest in my study of these natural resources, that I met the Conjure man.

We just call him Old Pappy—he's a preacher, and some folks say a conjure man, too.

Yo'uns is a conjure-man, and a Yankee conjure-man, too—wust kind.

April 24, 2024gallimaufry

[gal-uh-maw-free ]

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