hedge witch
Word Rarity
Rare
Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.59 in modern English
23
Scrabble Score
10
Letters
1
Syllables
8
Unique Chars
Meaning
noun
Fungus of species Phallus impudicus, a type of stinkhorn.
noun
A modern, solitary witch who focuses on herbalism and shamanic experience (hedge riding).
noun
An inferior or small-scale witch.
Example Sentences
- "1875, The Gardeners' Chronicle, New Series, Volume 4, page 725, The common name of the fungus is, as you say, Hedge Witch or Wood Witch; the scientific name is Phallus impudicus."
- "One hedge witch who is also a practising iridologist and herbalist in a large country town, feels that we should regard all of nature as having a purpose, and continually strive to understand that purpose."
- "While Hedge Witches may work with other Witches in a coven, their work as a Hedge Witch is performed typically on their own or with one other person."
- "The path of the hearth-based hedge witch is rooted in the parallel paths of nurturing and nourishing."
- "Hedge riding is shamanic in nature and is usually solitary as the hedge witch is solitary, but there is no reason why you cannot practice with others."
- ""You're a magician, right?" he asked, trying to recapture the moment. Moira shrugged. "In a small way. I am a hedge witch." "That's interesting. What does a hedge witch do?" "What do I do? Oh, herbs and simples. A little healing. Some weather magic. I try to warn of dangers, find lost objects and strayed animals.""
Etymology
* (type of witch): Circa 1990s. From hedge (“boundary”) + witch, where the boundary is that separating this world from the spirit world, which is traversed during hedge riding. Possibly coined or popularised by Rae Beth (1990), Hedge Witch: A Guide to Solitary Witchcraft, London: Robert Hale, →ISBN. * (fantasy): Circa 1980s. From hedge (“third-rate”) + witch. Compare hedge priest, hedge wizard.
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Synonyms
witch's egg
wood witch