hellbroth

American

[hel-brawth, -broth] / ˈhɛlˌbrɔθ, -ˌbrɒθ /

noun

a magical broth prepared for an evil purpose, as in black magic.

Etymology

Origin of hellbroth

First recorded in 1595–1605; hell + broth

Example Sentences

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So noisome was the process that Artist Saint had to yell for his sons to carry the bubbling hellbroth away.

From Time Magazine Archive

These charms consist of a kind of hellbroth or decoction.

From Project Gutenberg

It was a studied slight, something like a public deposition, and Nutter's jealous soul seethed secretly in a hellbroth of rage and suspicion.

From Project Gutenberg

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