witch hobble
Americannoun
Etymology
Origin of witch hobble
An Americanism dating back to 1830–40
Example Sentences
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For four days now he had struggled behind old Christopher through tangled undergrowth of striped maple, witch hobble, and mountain holly—Mother Nature’s pathetic attempt to cover with ragged and stunted growth the breast that the Honorable Pulaski D. Britt had stripped bare.
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