witches' cauldron

See also: witches cauldron and Witches Cauldron

English

Alternative forms

witch's cauldron, witch cauldron

Noun

witches ' cauldron (plural witches' cauldrons)

A large mist/smoke-filled black iron pot, sterotypically used by European witches to brew potions and cast spells. Typically found depicted in illustration, stage and screen. Found closely associated with the Shakespeare phrase double double toil and trouble originating from the Scottish play, copied for use in others' works (usually as bubble, bubble, toil and trouble).

Translations

Translations

Dutch: heksenketel
German: Hexenkessel

Norwegian: heksegryte
- Bokmal: heksegryte
- Nynorsk: heksegryte

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