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[OBI.] Witchcraft. c-, pref. [Ов.] The form a umed by the prefix obbefore words beginning with c; as, occasion, occur, . ěc, s. [Turk.) A Turkish arrow. ō-ca, s. [See def.] Bot.: The name given in Peru to Oxalis crenata , and in Bolivia to O. tuberosa , cultivated for their tubers, which, however, are small, and not very valuable. Their acid leaf-stalks are also eaten. oca-quina, 8. 2890 oc-cā'-şion, v. t. [OCCASION, υ.] 1. To cause directly or indirectly; to be the cause of; to produce; to give rise to. "That which occasioned the reproof."-South: Sermons, vol. iii., ser. 7. 2. To induce, to lead, to influence. "Which occasioned William Dougla e the chancellor's great enimie to gather a power and spoil the lands of this William Creichton." -Holinshed: Scotland, continued by Thin. oc-ca-şion-a-ble, adj . [Eng. occasion; -able .] Capable of being occasioned or caused. "Immoderate displeasure occasion able by men's hard opinions.."-Barrow: Sermons, vol. iii., ser. 13. oc-ca-şion-al, adj. [Fr. occasionel; Sp. ocasional; Ital. occasion ale.] 1. Incidental, casual; occurring at times, but not regularly or systematically; as, an occasional visitor. 2. Made or done as opportunity serves or circumstances require. "I therefore very willingly set myself to translate my occasional meditations into Latin." -Bishop Hall: Enoch, (Ded.) 3. Made or produced upon some special event or subject; special; as, an occasional sermon or dis course. 4. Produced or producing by accident. "The ground or occasional original hereof was the amazement and sudden silence the unexpected appearance of wolves does often put upon travelers."-Browne: Vulgar Errors , bk. iii., ch. viii. ISM.] Doctrine of occasional causes: [OCCASIONAL