Indian sign

noun

chiefly British
: hex, spell

Examples of Indian sign in a Sentence

the Indian sign has apparently been put on that rugby team, which has lost 10 straight games
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In addition to all of that, Decker is developing a curriculum for a Plains Indian sign language course, using financing from an Indigenous Research Center Faculty Researchers Award. Arkansas Online, 21 Oct. 2021

Word History

First Known Use

1895, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of Indian sign was in 1895

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“Indian sign.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/Indian%20sign. Accessed 22 Apr. 2025.

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