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witch-elm

British  

noun

  1. a variant spelling of wych-elm

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

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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 MacDonald, Everett

Near by a huge witch-elm butt, sawed into three steps, shaped a horse-block.

From The Red Debt Echoes from Kentucky by MacDonald, Everett

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 MacDonald, Everett

Suddenly she leaped with a bound from the witch-elm block, her eyes full of a startling picture.

From The Red Debt Echoes from Kentucky by MacDonald, Everett

Near dusk, Slab took up his hybrid banjo and repaired to the witch-elm block, followed by the others.

From The Red Debt Echoes from Kentucky by MacDonald, Everett

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