Hoodoo

( Colloq.) A person or thing supposed to bring bad luck; opposed to mascot. -r.a. To bring bad luck on a person or an enterprise. Hook'er, in Nebraska , a W.co.; area , 720 sq. m. Rivers , Middle Loup and North Branch of Dismal river. Sur face , hilly; soil , sandy loam, fertile in parts. Products , corn, wheat, rye, oats, potatoes. A fine grazing country. Cap. Mullen. Pop . (1890) 426.