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Indian sign

British  

noun

  1. a magic spell designed to place the victim in one's power or bring him bad luck

"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

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Ms Ain said that experts are also looking to create a legal thesaurus in Indian sign language that would help the deaf lawyers and litigants.

From BBC Oct. 8, 2023

Villa won’t be too enamoured with that thought and already have something of an Indian sign over today’s hosts, having dumped them out of the League Cup semis.

From The Guardian Mar. 9, 2020

The symbol has been used by Hindus, Buddhists and Jains for millennia and is commonly assumed to be an Indian sign.

From BBC Oct. 22, 2014

The 15-time world champion saw off Robert Thornton, a man who has held the Indian sign over him in recent months, 4-0 at Alexandra Palace.

From The Guardian Dec. 24, 2012

He and his brother John were looking for Indian sign, out of the same Fort Van Metre which was located east of the Short Creek settlement, over near the Monongahela River.

From Boys' Book of Frontier Fighters by Sabin, Edwin L. (Edwin Legrand)

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