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Word: peachwood (lookup in dictionary) (lookup stats)
Dates: during 1946-1946
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Usage:

...backward U.S. country districts last week (and not-so-backward ones, too), "water witches" paced solemnly, holding forked twigs of peachwood, hazel, willow or witch-hazel, the butts pointed upward. Some muttered incantations; some prayed; some were intensely silent. At last the twig swung downward or spun around wildly...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Science: With Hazel Wand & Twig | 5/20/1946 | See Source »

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