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A spell or enchantment believed in by the superstitious, and supposed to make one remain within a rather narrow circle, unable to go far away; spell-binding. Also used as a verb. Ginbutangán níya sing awóg ang íya karabáw. He cast a spell on his buffalo (so that the buffalo should not be able to go far astray). Naawogán ang makáwat. The thief had a spell put on him (in order that he should be unable to escape to a place far away). Naawóg siá sang balíkbálik. He is bound to come back again, he is forced to go to and fro, he is, as it were, spell-bound and keeps returning to the same place. (see lúmay, lumáy).
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A high-priced black coral; it is found in various shapes, often resembling a walking stick.
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A bunch of coconuts growing on one stalk. Iníng isá ka báwog may napúlò ka lubí. There are ten coconuts in this bunch. (see dáwog).
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Shadoof, shaduf, picotah, counterpoised sweep, a long beam swinging up and down on an axle used to draw water from a cistern or well. At one end of the beam the tímbà (pail or bucket for drawing water) is attached and at the other end the pamató (counterpoise, counterbalance). The pin or axle on which the beam turns is called the paláy. Ang bawód nagasákà-panáug. The shadoof is moving up and down.
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Any kind of lever resembling a shadoof.
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Vine-shoots or branches going off in all directions; to creep, spread or extend over the ground, said of vine-shoots or the like. Nagadawóg na ang kamóte or may dawóg na ang kamóte. The sweet-potato is pushing its runners along the ground.
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(B) Bigness, hugeness, condition or quality of being-very tall,-of more than ordinary size, especially applied to animals. (lawóg).
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(H) Large, big, of a more than ordinary size (of animals, etc.); to be or grow larger than the common size.