hedge witch

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun

Fungus of species Phallus impudicus, a type of stinkhorn.
A modern, solitary witch who focuses on herbalism and shamanic experience (hedge riding).
An inferior or small-scale witch.

Word forms

hedge witch hedge witches hedgewitch

Etymology

* (type of witch): Circa 1990s. From hedge (“boundary”) + witch, where the boundary is that separating this world from the spirit world, which is traversed during hedge riding. Possibly coined or popularised by Rae Beth (1990), Hedge Witch: A Guide to Solitary Witchcraft, London: Robert Hale, →ISBN. * (fantasy): Circa 1980s. From hedge (“third-rate”) + witch. Compare hedge priest, hedge wizard.

Synonyms

witch's egg wood witch

Related words

hedge witchcraft hedge witchery hedge rider hedge riding wood witch

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