E. Cobham Brewer 1810–1897. Dictionary of Phrase and Fable. 1898.
Od’yle (2 syl.).
That which emanates from a medium to produce the several phenomena connected with mesmerism, spirit-rapping, table-turning, and so on. The productions of these “manifestations” is sometimes called od’ylism. Baron Reichenbach called it Od force, a force which becomes manifest wherever chemical action is going on.
