fetishry

F4E1T1I1S1H4R1Y4

noun

Amulets; talismans.

Scrabble 17
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Meanings

nounfetishry (uncountable)
  1. uncountableAmulets; talismans.

    When the black man passes the bit of rag or broken stick or other fetishry in the tropic forest, he gifts it with all he has, […]

    1885, William Makepeace Thackeray, The Cornhill Magazine, page 438

Origin

fetish + -ry

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APA

fetishry. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/fetishry

MLA

“fetishry.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/fetishry. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “fetishry,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/fetishry.

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