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Definition of Duppies
1. duppy [n] - See also: duppy
Lexicographical Neighbors of Duppies
Literary usage of Duppies
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Memoirs of Father Ripa During Thirteen Years' Residence at the Court of by Matteo Ripa (1855)
"... that they need only fear the duppies of their enemies, but have nothing to
apprehend from those after death who loved them in their lifetime; ..."
2. Journal of a Residence Among the Negroes in the West Indies by Matthew Gregory Lewis (1861)
"t.he duppies of their adversaries are very alarming beings, equally powerful by
day as by night, and are not only spiritually terrific, but can give very ..."
3. Publications by Folklore Society (Great Britain) (1904)
"If you want to see duppies, take the water from a dog's eye and rub yours with it.
Never sit at the threshold of a door at twelve o'clock, ..."
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