英语词汇witches weigh less than a bible的起源、历史背景-英语词源词典

词汇	witches weigh less than a bible
词源	witches weigh less than a Bible. When Jane Wenham was tried as a witch in 1712 she was set free because people at her trial insisted that she be weighed. A true witch always weighed less than a Bible, according to British superstition, and Jane weighed considerably more than the 12 pound church Bible of the day.
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