Emily Dickinson Lexicon

WITCH, n. [Sax. wicca. See Wicked.]

1. A woman who, by compact with the devil, practices sorcery or enchantment.
2. A woman who is given to unlawful arts.
3. [Sax. wic.] A winding, sinuous bank. [Obs.] – Spenser.
4. A piece of conical paper which is placed in a vessel of lard, and being lighted, answers the purpose of a taper. [Qu. wick.] [Local.]