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witching hour
witching hourn.1. An hour when supernatural events are thought to occur, especially midnight.2. The hour before the closing of the stock market on the third Friday of the month, when two or more classes of options or futures expire, known for its high trading volume and volatile prices.witching hour n (Alternative Belief Systems) the witching hour the hour at which witches are supposed to appear, usually midnight witch′ing hour`
n. midnight. [1825–35] Translationswitching hour
the witching hour1. A late time of night, most often midnight, sometimes associated with the appearance of supernatural forces or entities. Halloween was the only night of the year that our parents would let us stay up until the witching hour.2. The time just before bedtime when children become overactive or overly excited. Sorry for all the noise, we're heading into the witching hour with the kids now.See also: hour, witchingwitching hourMidnight, as in They arrived just at the witching hour. This term alludes to older superstitions concerning a time appropriate to witchcraft and other supernatural occurrences. Shakespeare and others wrote of "the witching time of night." The precise phrase was first recorded in 1835. See also: hour, witchingthe witching hour midnight. In Shakespeare 's Hamlet, Hamlet declares: ‘Tis now the very witching time of night, When churchyards yawn and hell itself breathes out contagion to this world’. He is referring to the popular superstition that witches and other supernatural powers are active at midnight.See also: hour, witchingFinancialSeeTriple Witching |