hex

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  1. noun An evil spell; a curse.
  2. noun One that brings bad luck.
  3. transitive verb To put a hex on.
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  1. Pennsylvania Dutch, from German hexen, to hex, from Hexe, witch, from Middle High German hecse, from Old High German hagzissa.
 

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