wake a witch

wake a witch
   obsolete Scottish
   to force a woman to confess to witchcraft
   As with swim for a wizard, this entry illustrates the behaviour of our recent ancestors.
   In this procedure an iron hoop was placed over the victim's face, with four prongs in her mouth. Chained to a wall so that she could not lie down, she was kept awake by relays of men until she admitted she was a witch, after which she might be ducked or burnt to death.

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