witches' stones

A form of witches' stone — A small ledge jutting out of the chimney of a house, chiefly in Jersey or Guernsey, originally to stop rain seeping under the joins in a thatched roof, and later reinterpreted in folklore as a place for witches to rest.

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noun
  1. pluralplural of witches' stone
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