TABLE-TURNING
\tˈe͡ɪbə͡ltˈɜːnɪŋ], \tˈeɪbəltˈɜːnɪŋ], \t_ˈeɪ_b_əl_t_ˈɜː_n_ɪ_ŋ]\
Definitions of TABLE-TURNING
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By Henry Percy Smith
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n. Certain movements of tables or other objects, attributed by some to the agency of departed spirits, by others to the development of latent vital or spiritual forces, but more commonly ascribed to the muscular force of persons in connection with the objects moved.
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