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Definition of Greegree
1. Noun. An African amulet.
Definition of Greegree
1. n. An African talisman or charm.
Definition of Greegree
1. Noun. A kind of African talisman or charm. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Greegree
1. grigri [n -S] - See also: grigri
Lexicographical Neighbors of Greegree
Literary usage of Greegree
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Negro Culture in West Africa: A Social Study of the Negro Group of Vai by George Washington Ellis (1914)
"It is death for a man to be found within the limits of the " greegree Bush," ...
It is said that the " greegree Bush " begins when a girl who has not been ..."
2. History of the African Mission of the Protestant Episcopal Church in the by E. F. Hening (1850)
"John Payne, LB Minor, and TS Savage, MD— Dr. Savage's departure—Description of
Cupe Palmas—Manner of building native houses—Visit from the king—greegree ..."
3. History of the African Mission of the Protestant Episcopal Church in the by E. F. Hening (1853)
"Savage, MD— Dr. Savage's departure—Description of Cape Palmas—Manner of building
native houses—Visit from the king—greegree pole—Situation of the station. ..."
4. The African Repository by American Colonization Society (1837)
"greegree not let any thing catchee countryman. ... while " Mandingo man tell de
people all around," ie all the neighboring tribes, " to keep greegree. ..."
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