English Explanatory Dictionary

hot iron test

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. A supposed test for witchcraft in which a hot iron was applied to the skin or the tongue: the skin of a witch would be unharmed.

Word forms

hot iron test hot iron tests
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