witch hobble

noun

1. the hobblebush.

Word History and Origins

Origin of witch hobble¹

An Americanism dating back to 1830–40

Example Sentences

For four days now he had struggled behind old Christopher through tangled undergrowth of striped maple, witch hobble, and mountain holly—Mother Nature’s pathetic attempt to cover with ragged and stunted growth the breast that the Honorable Pulaski D. Britt had stripped bare.

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