hot iron test

noun

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.

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Meanings

nounhot iron test (plural hot iron tests)

plural hot iron tests

  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.
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