Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun Same as
oldwitch grass . - noun The quitch-grass or couchgrass, Agropyrum repens.
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Examples
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The wall of weathered stone stood about shoulder height, and the floor which was covered with a carpet of moss and witch-grass was no more than a dozen paces across.
Curse of the Shadowmage Anthony, Mark, 1966- 1995
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One woman, it is true, had succeeded in raising a few worms on witch-grass; but they had not prospered, the silk from their cocoons proving poor.
The Story of Silk Sara Ware Bassett 1920
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Even witch-grass, the bane of the farmer, has its rewarding side, when one really does get out its handful of wicked-looking, crawly, white tubers.
More Jonathan Papers Elisabeth Woodbridge Morris 1917
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She has a sense of personal acquaintance with all the dwellers on this hillside; talks to them and sings to them in her happy fashion, as she pulls away the witch-grass and sorrel.
Melody : the Story of a Child Laura Elizabeth Howe Richards 1896
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It will not, no more than idolatry died out of Canaan, no more than witch-grass will die out of your garden.
A Discourse in Memory of our Late President, Abraham Lincoln 1865
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Nothing flourishes but witch-grass and canker-worms.
Gala-days Gail Hamilton 1864
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