jumbie bead

Definitions

A jequirity bean, the seed of the jequirity plant (Abrus precatorius) used in beadwork or making percussion instruments.

Examples

““Dat too much. You pick⟳ de jumbie bead by de wayside, and run⟳ piece o’ string through dem, an’ you chargin’ me four dallaz? You got to be crims-crams. You crims-crams?” I asked.”

“In the Eastern Caribbean, Abrus seeds (Jumbie beads, John Crow beads in Jamaica) are made into necklaces and bracelets to serve⟳ as protection against Jumbies and malevolent forces.”

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