e/Witch's ladder

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has gloss	eng: A witchs ladder (also known as rope and feathers, witches ladder, witches ladder, or witch ladder) is a fetish, in folk magic or witchcraft that is made from knotted cord or hair, that normally constitutes a curse. Charms are knotted or braided with specific magical intention into the cords. The number of knots and nature of charms varies with the intended effect (or "spell"). The Wellington Witch Ladder The first recorded witch ladder found was in a home in Wellington, Somerset, and the find was published in the Folklore Journal (Vol 5, No 1 (1887), pp 1-5). Workers found a secret room in the house, a room obviously set up to be a place of practice for witches. In the room was found six broomsticks, an old chair, and a piece of rope, about 5 feet long, and half an inch in thickness, it was composed of three strands and had a loop at one end. Inserted in the rope crossways, were a number of male goose feathers that had been twisted in at the time the rope was made. Old women, when inquired about the rope, stated that it was common with a candle with pins, or an onion with pins.
lexicalization	eng: Witch's Ladder
instance of	c/Religious objects