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Jettator
One with an evil eye, who always brings ill-luck. The opposite
of the Mascotte (q.v.), who with a “good eye” always brings good
fortune.
The opera called La Mascotte, (1893, by Duree and Chivot.)
Source: Dictionary of Phrase and Fable, E. Cobham Brewer, 1894 More on Jettator from Infoplease:
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