Shamanry

noun

noun ·Rare ·Advanced level

Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    The activities or craft of a shaman. uncountable

    ""For I am deaf as deaf can be, / Oh, deaf and blind I am! / But dumb I am not yet," quoth she... / "A shaman for his shamanry, A clam-stick for a clam!" "So-so!" cried one, "but thou shouldst die; For clams along the shore!""

Example

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""For I am deaf as deaf can be, / Oh, deaf and blind I am! / But dumb I am not yet," quoth she... / "A shaman for his shamanry, A clam-stick for a clam!" "So-so!" cried one, "but thou shouldst die; For clams along the shore!""

Etymology

From shaman + -ry.

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