witch ball

noun

a decorated blown glass ball.
(in the 18th century) a hollow sphere of colored glass hung in the window of a house to protect it against witchcraft.

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Word History and Origins

Origin of witch ball¹

First recorded in 1865–70

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My father told us that they were to keep the bad witches away: “One look at her reflection in the witch ball and she’ll be scared to death and disappear faster than she arrived.”

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Witch Ball Fantastical tale follows a magical glass orb through the centuries.

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One night he was thus ridden to a witch ball and tied to a tree.

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Neighbor Towne, who witnessed it, said the poor beast was struck with a witch ball.

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George Croghan's grandmother was struck by a witch ball.

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witch alder witchcraft

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