Meanings
nounwitches' stairs pl (plural only)
- pluralplural onlysteep staircase with alternate half treads.
Origin
From the suggestion that witches were unable to climb them.
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witches' stairs. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 5, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/witches'%20stairs
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“witches' stairs.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/witches'%20stairs. Accessed November 5, 2026.
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WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “witches' stairs,” accessed November 5, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/witches'%20stairs.
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