witches' stone
witches' stone noun: a small ledge jutting out of the chimney of a house, chiefly in Jersey or Guernsey, originally to stop rain seeping under the joins in a thatched roof, and later reinterpreted in folklore as a place for witches to rest.
Noun
witches' stone (plural witches' stones)
- A small ledge jutting out of the chimney of a house, chiefly in Jersey or Guernsey, originally to stop rain seeping under the joins in a thatched roof, and later reinterpreted in folklore as a place for witches to rest.
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- An adder stone, a stone with a (natural) hole in it.
- For quotations using this term, see Citations:witches' stone.
- Synonyms:
- witch stone
- Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see witch, stone.
Synonyms of witches' stone
Forms of witches' stone
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Questions about witches' stone
- What does witches' stone mean?
- Witches' stone means a small ledge jutting out of the chimney of a house, chiefly in Jersey or Guernsey, originally to stop rain seeping under the joins in a thatched roof, and later reinterpreted in folklore as a place for witches to rest.
- What part of speech is witches' stone?
- Witches' stone is a noun.
- What is the plural of witches' stone?
- The plural of witches' stone is witches' stones.
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