witch-elm
Britishnoun
Example Sentences
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Near by a huge witch-elm butt, sawed into three steps, shaped a horse-block.
From The Red Debt Echoes from Kentucky by Everett MacDonald
Then, recovering from the surprise, he took her hand and they continued toward the witch-elm block.
From The Red Debt Echoes from Kentucky by Everett MacDonald
I shall be obliged to any of your correspondents who can inform me from whence came the term witch-elm, a name given to a species of elm tree, to distinguish it from the common elm.
From The Mirror of Literature, Amusement, and Instruction Volume 13, No. 377, June 27, 1829 by Various
Before the sun showed half its russet disk the deputy sheriff sat his horse at the witch-elm block in front of the Lutts cabin, preparatory to departure.
From The Red Debt Echoes from Kentucky by Everett MacDonald
They sat in the moonshine on the witch-elm block, and the whip-poor-will was calling.
From The Red Debt Echoes from Kentucky by Everett MacDonald
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