witches' stone

== English == === Noun === witches' stone (plural witches' stones) 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. For quotations using this term, see Citations:witches' stone. An adder stone, a stone with a (natural) hole in it. Synonym: witch stone For quotations using this term, see Citations:witches' stone. Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see witch,‎ stone.