DCHP-3

Hoodoo

[< hoodoo]
DCHP-1 (pre-1967)

Entry from the DCHP-1 (pre-1967)

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1n.

a supernatural creature of dangerous and malignant tendencies, as the famed Sasquatch of British Columbia.

Quotations

1958
Fear of the enormous Hoodoo that was supposed to haunt the Columbia River Valley made the Indians reluctant to expose themselves to the danger of an encounter with the dreaded monster.
1963
To return to B.C., I have read an account by a Golden [B.C.] oldtimer of a giant "Hoodoo" that terrorized the Indians of the region many years ago.