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View synonyms for witching hour
witching hour
noun
- midnight:
a rendezvous at the witching hour.
witching hour
noun
- the witching hourthe 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.Advertisement
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