pishogue
[ pi-shohg ]
/ pɪˈʃoʊg /
noun Irish English.
sorcery; witchcraft; black magic.
an evil spell; hex.
Origin of pishogue
First recorded in 1820–30,
pishogue is from the Irish word
piseog charm, spell
Words nearby pishogue
piscis austrinus,
piscivorous,
pisco,
pisgah,
pish,
pishogue,
pishpek,
pisidia,
pisidian,
pisiform,
pisiform bone
Example sentences from the Web for pishogue
And when they were brought out to be burned the woman said, "Bring me out a bit of flax and I'll show you a pishogue."
And the woman put the tongs over the cradle where the baby was sleeping, for that is a pishogue.
British Dictionary definitions for pishogue
pishogue
/ (pɪˈʃəʊɡ) /
noun
Irish
sorcery; witchcraft
Word Origin for pishogue
from Irish
piseog, pisreog