witch balls

A form of witch ball — A hollow sphere of plain or stained glass hung in windows in 18th-century England to ward off evil spirits, witches' spells or ill fortune.

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Meanings

noun
  1. pluralplural of witch ball
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witch balls. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/witch%20balls

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“witch balls.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/witch%20balls. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “witch balls,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/witch%20balls.

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