witch-elm

British  

noun

1. a variant spelling of wych-elm

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Example Sentences

"Harp of the North! that mouldering long hast hung On the witch-elm that shades Saint Fillan's spring."

From Chronicles of Strathearn by Macdougall, W. B.

A sprig of witch-elm sewn in the collar of the doublet, was celebrated amongst our great grandmothers as a specific against the malignant deeds of the weird sisterhood.

From The Mirror of Literature, Amusement, and Instruction Volume 13, No. 355, February 7, 1829 by Various

Suddenly she leaped with a bound from the witch-elm block, her eyes full of a startling picture.

From The Red Debt Echoes from Kentucky by MacDonald, Everett

Then Slab took Belle-Ann's place on the witch-elm block and produced his beloved instrument—a cross between guitar and banjo, self-made of gut and a gourd.

From The Red Debt Echoes from Kentucky by MacDonald, Everett

Before the sun showed half its russet disk the deputy sheriff sat his horse at the witch-elm block in front of the Lutts cabin, preparatory to departure.

From The Red Debt Echoes from Kentucky by MacDonald, Everett