witches' cauldron
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Instead, the human figures, especially in Welles and Kurosawa, melt into the hell brew of the atmosphere like ingredients in the witches’ cauldron.
From The New Yorker ● Dec. 7, 2015
North of Lyon, on the last day of the voyage, Dr. Eckener described the squalls as "a regular witches' cauldron."
From Time Magazine Archive
And there was a witches’ cauldron full of golden soup.
From "Slaughterhouse-Five" by Kurt Vonnegut
Although rue was found in the witches' cauldron, it is also to be found as a popular specific against the blight of witchcraft.
From Storyology Essays in Folk-Lore, Sea-Lore, and Plant-Lore by Taylor, Benjamin
We should want a cart with a bonfire in it and a sort of witches' cauldron on top, and all kinds of sticky stuff; so we gave up that scheme.
From The Right Stuff Some Episodes in the Career of a North Briton by Hay, Ian
