Mother Shipton

British  

/ ˈʃɪptən /

noun

1. a day-flying noctuid moth, Callistege mi, mottled brown in colour and named from a fancied resemblance between its darker marking and a haggish profile

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Etymology

Origin of Mother Shipton

named after Mother Shipton, a legendary prophetess in 15th-century Yorkshire

Example Sentences

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Mother Shipton

I am not going to be turned from my purpose at this time of day by anything that Mother Shipton may say or do.—Yours always, "Jeffrey Wortle."

From Dr. Wortle's School by Trollope, Anthony

I think I can trace an acquaintance between him and Mother Shipton.

From Dr. Wortle's School by Trollope, Anthony

"Comet of 1881, the year Mother Shipton prophecied the Earth to come to an end."

From ABC's of Science by Oliver, Charles A. (Charles Alexander)

On that account we hesitate to compare them to Mother Shipton, who was an old woman, or to Nixon, who was an idiot.

From Punch - Volume 25 (Jul-Dec 1853) by Various

The prophecies of Mother Shipton are still believed in many of the rural districts of England.

From Memoirs of Extraordinary Popular Delusions — Volume 1 by Mackay, Charles