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witching hour

noun

midnight:
a rendezvous at the witching hour.

witching hour

noun

the witching hour
the witching hour the hour at which witches are supposed to appear, usually midnight

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Word History and Origins

Origin of witching hour¹

First recorded in 1825–35

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Idioms and Phrases

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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