hedge witch

短语

词形变化

hedge witches 复数 hedge witches

别名

hedgewitch

释义与例句

n.
  1. 1.

    Fungus of species Phallus impudicus, a type of stinkhorn.

    生物 植物学

    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.

  2. 2.

    A modern, solitary witch who focuses on herbalism and shamanic experience (hedge riding).

    宗教
  3. 3.

    An inferior or small-scale witch.

词源

* (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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