Etymology 1

Noun

1. A man who practises witchcraft.
   • 1485, Sir Thomas Malory, Le Morte Darthur, Book I.8:

     And som of hem lough [Merlin] to scorne, as kyng Lot, and mo other called hym a wytche.

2. A woman who is learned in and actively practices witchcraft.
3. An ugly or unpleasant woman.

   I hate that old witch.

Synonyms

• An ugly or unpleasant woman.

  See Wikisaurus:old woman, Wikisaurus:ugly person

Noun

1. An Atlantic flatfish, Glyptocephalus cynoglossus; Torbay sole.

Verb

1. To practise witchcraft

   'It approaches the witching hour'.

2. To bewitch
3. To dowse for water