witches' cauldron

noun

A large mist/smoke-filled black iron pot, stereotypically used by European witches to brew potions and cast spells.

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Meanings

nounwitches' cauldron (plural witches' cauldrons)

plural witches' cauldrons · alternative witch's cauldron

  1. A large mist/smoke-filled black iron pot, stereotypically used by European witches to brew potions and cast spells.
  2. Sarcosoma globosum: a fist-sized non-toxic inedible mushroom, globular with a hole on its top, filled with a jelly; found in circumboreal spurce forest habits near water sources, primarily in Northern Europe.

Translations

Dutch heksenketel
  • heksenketelpot
German Hexenkessel
  • Hexenkesselpot
Hebrew קלחת מכשפות
  • קלחת מכשפותpot
Norwegian Bokmål heksegryte
  • heksegrytepot
Swedish häxkittel
  • häxkittelpot
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APA

witches' cauldron. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 5, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/witches'%20cauldron

MLA

“witches' cauldron.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/witches'%20cauldron. Accessed November 5, 2026.

Chicago

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