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witching hour
noun
midnight: a rendezvous at the witching hour.
Origin:
1825–35
1825–35
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World English Dictionary
| witching hour | |
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| the witching hour the hour at which witches are supposed to appear, usually midnight | |
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Idioms & Phrases
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.
The American Heritage® Dictionary of Idioms by Christine Ammer.
Copyright © 1997. Published by Houghton Mifflin.
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