is being under an evil star (Greek, dus-aster, evil star). An astrological word.
“The stars in their courses fought against Sisera.”—Judges v. 20.
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Entry taken from Dictionary of Phrase and Fable, edited by the Rev. E. Cobham Brewer, LL.D. and revised in 1895.