| 单词 | witch-pricker |
| 释义 | > as lemmaswitch-pricker witch-pricker n. Scottish historical a person who claims to discover if a person is a witch by sticking pins into that person's skin; cf. pricker n. 2b. ΘΚΠ the world > the supernatural > the occult > sorcery, witchcraft, or magic > sorcerer or magician > witch > [noun] > one who detects witches pricker1661 witch-pricker1841 1841 C. Mackay Mem. Pop. Delusions II. 230 In aged persons there should be some spot on the body totally devoid of feeling. It was the object of the witch-pricker to discover this spot, and the unhappy wight who did not bleed when pricked upon it, was doomed to the death. 2003 Scotl. Mag. July 75/1 The witch-pricker travelled the country rooting out witches, using long pins on the bodies of women until a mark was discovered. < as lemmas |
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