witch-ridden

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• Ridden

  ·- ·p.p. of Ride. II. Ridden ·p.p. of <<Ride>>. ...

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• Witch

  ·noun The stormy petrel. II. Witch ·noun An ugly old woman; a hag. III. Witch ·noun A certain curv...

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• Witch

  Occurs only in Ex. 22:18, as the rendering of mekhashshepheh, the feminine form of the word, meaning...

  Easton's Bible Dictionary

• witch

  a small candle to complete the pound. A make-weight. North. ...

  A glossary of provincial and local words used in England by Francis Grose

• Hag-ridden

  ·adj Ridden by a hag or witch; hence, afflicted with nightmare. ...

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• Priest-ridden

  ·adj Controlled or oppressed by priests; as, a priest-ridden people. ...

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• priest-ridden

  Governed by a priest, or priests. ...

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• Water witch

  ·- The stormy petrel. II. Water witch ·- The <<Dabchick>>. ...

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• Witch-elm

  ·noun ·see Wych-elm. ...

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• Witch-hazel

  ·noun The wych-elm. II. Witch-hazel ·noun An American shrub or small tree (Hamamelis Virginica), wh...

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• Witch-tree

  ·noun The witch-hazel. ...

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• wibling's witch

  The four of clubs: from one James Wibling, who in the reign of King James I. grew rich by private ga...

  Dictionary of The Vulgar Tongue by Francis Grose

• witch-hazel

  The popular name of the Hamamelis, so called from its reputed power of bending towards water, when a...

  Dictionary of American Words And Phrases by John Russell Bartlett.

• he-witch

  a wizard. Lane. ...

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• kitty-witch

  A small kind of crab on the east coast. ...

  The Sailor's Word-Book

• water-witch

  A name of the dipper. ...

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• Witch, Witchcrafts

  [Divination; Magic, Magicians] ...

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• rid and ridden

  dispatch and dispatched : It rids well : it goes on fast. It will soon be ridden, i. e. got rid of. ...

  A glossary of provincial and local words used in England by Francis Grose