obeah /ˈəʊbɪə/noun 3verb 1forms 3 noun3 •A form of folk magic, medicine or witchcraft originating in Africa and practised in parts of the Caribbean. •A spell performed in the practice of the magic craft; an item associated with such a spell. •A magician or witch doctor of the magic craft.[…] but he went down to death, with dusky dreams of African shadow-catchers and Obeahs hunting him. — 1860 verb1 •To bewitch using this kind of folk magic. formsobeahed · obeahing · obeahs
