witching hour
noun
midnight: a rendezvous at the witching hour.
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Origin of witching hour
First recorded in 1825–35
Words nearby witching hour
witch hazel, witch hazel family, witch hobble, witch hunt, witching, witching hour, witch moth, witch of Agnesi, witch's mark, witch's milk, witchweed
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British Dictionary definitions for witching hour
witching hour
noun
the witching hour the hour at which witches are supposed to appear, usually midnight
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Idioms and Phrases with witching hour
witching hour
Midnight, as in They arrived just at the witching hour. This term alludes to older superstitions concerning a time appropriate to witchcraft and other supernatural occurrences. Shakespeare and others wrote of “the witching time of night.” The precise phrase was first recorded in 1835.
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